Radiological Cerebrospinal Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Mimicking Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a Neurologically Asymptomatic Child

Pediatr Neurol. 2020 May:106:65-67. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.11.021. Epub 2020 Jan 9.

Authors

Christina Benetou¹, Ata Siddiqui², Christopher J D Reid², Ming Lim³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Neurology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, King's Health Partners, London, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Paediatric Radiology, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ Department of Children's Neurosciences, Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings Health Partners, London, UK.

PMID: 32115304
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2019.11.021

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Malignant hypertension; Neuroimaging; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Infant
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / diagnosis*
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / etiology
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / pathology
Renal Artery Obstruction / complications
Renal Artery Obstruction / diagnosis*
Renal Artery Obstruction / therapy