title: Management of posterior reversible syndrome in preeclamptic women.
abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurological syndrome associated with a number of conditions including preeclampsia. It is characterized by seizures, alteration of consciousness, visual disturbances, and symmetric white matter abnormalities, typically in the posterior parietooccipital regions of the cerebral hemispheres, at computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MRI). We report three new cases of PRES in preeclamptic patients and describe the management of these patients. We present a brief review of other cases in the literature, with particular attention to the anesthetic management.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Obstetric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poma
authors.affiliation: Unit of Obstetric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Delmonte
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gigliuto
authors.affiliation: Direzione Scientifica, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Imberti
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Diagnostica e Servizi, Servizio di Radiodiagnostica, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delmonte
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arossa
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione Policlinico San Matteo Hospital, Viale Golgi 19, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Iotti