Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with micronodular adrenocortical disease and Cushing syndrome

Maya Lodish; Nicholas J Patronas; Constantine A Stratakis

doi:10.1007/s00431-009-0990-4

Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with micronodular adrenocortical disease and Cushing syndrome

Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jan;169(1):125-6. doi: 10.1007/s00431-009-0990-4. Epub 2009 May 5.

Authors

Maya Lodish¹, Nicholas J Patronas, Constantine A Stratakis

Affiliation

¹ Section on Endocrinology & Genetics (SEGEN) & Pediatric Endocrinology Program, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics (PDEGEN), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Building 10 (CRC-East), Room 1-3330, 10 Center Dr. MSC 1103, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. [email protected]

Abstract

We report a 6-year-old girl with ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome secondary to bilateral adrenal hyperplasia; she presented with hypertension and seizures, and magnetic resonance imaging shows changes consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / complications*
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / diagnosis
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / surgery
Adrenalectomy
Blood Pressure / physiology
Child
Cushing Syndrome / complications*
Cushing Syndrome / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / diagnosis
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / etiology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Abstract

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