title: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Child Stung by Androctonus mauretanicus Scorpion.
abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) after scorpion sting was very rarely reported in literature. This is an authenticated report of PRES occurring, in a 3-year-old previously healthy girl, as a complication of the Moroccan Androctonus mauretanicus sting. According to the available and recent data, we attempt to discuss the potential mechanisms leading to this neurologic disorder and to determine the possible cause-effect relationship between scorpion venom and its development.
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Department, Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital, Medical School of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco. Electronic address: r-houssam@hotmail.com.
authors: Houssam
authors: H
authors: Rebahi
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Department, Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital, Medical School of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Youssef
authors: Y
authors: Mouaffak
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Department, Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital, Medical School of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Mohamed-Othmane
authors: MO
authors: Dilai
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Department, Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital, Medical School of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Nezha
authors: N
authors: Haimeur
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Department, Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital, Medical School of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Ahmed-Ghassane
authors: AG
authors: Eladib
authors: Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine Department, Mother and Child Hospital, Mohammed VI Teaching Hospital, Medical School of Marrakech, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors: Said
authors: S
authors: Younous
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D054038:Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Androctonus mauretanicus; child; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; scorpion sting