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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 203-204 |
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome ( a case report)
Bahaa Ewess, Ahmed El-Shaer, Hani V. Zaki
Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Hani V. Zaki
MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, 18 Samir Mokhtar Ard El Golf, Cairo
Egypt
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.7123/01.ASJA.0000428277.24784.f6
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare condition that needs a high index of suspicion. It is a clinical and radiological presentation described in patients with different conditions as such as hypertensive encephalopathy, eclampsia, uremia and with immunosuppressives. Early recognized and adequate treatment, may reverse the condition, otherwise permanent neurological sequelae are likely to occur. |
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