Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (pres): clinical features: Typical PRES triad Seizures Visual disturbance Headache Neurological features Visual features Blood pressure in PRES Recurrent PRES Poor prognostic features

Typical PRES triad

  • Seizures
  • Visual disturbance
  • Headache

Neurological features

Visual features

Blood pressure in PRES

Recurrent PRES

Poor prognostic features

References

  1. Roth C, Ferbert A. The posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: what's certain, what's new? Pract Neurol 2011; 11:136-144.
  2. Lee VH, Wijdicks EFM, Manno EM, Rabinstein AA. Clinical spectrum of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Arch Neurol 2008; 65:205-210.
  3. Fugate JE, Rabinstein AA. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: clinical and radiological manifestations, pathophysiology, and outstanding questions. Lancet Neurol 2015; 14:914-925. 
  4. Li R, Mitchell P, Dowling R, Yan B. Is hypertension predictive of clinical recurrence in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome? J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20:248-252.
  5. Siebert E, Bohner G, Liebig T, Endres M, Liman TG. Factors associated with fatal outcome in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a retrospective analysis of the Berlin PRES study. J Neurol 2017; 264:237-242.

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