Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with a special focus on seizures

Xin Chen; Jun-Guo Zhao; Bo Gao; Hui Yu; Yun-Li Yu; Gui-Quan Shen; Alexander M McKinney

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2021.11.009

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with a special focus on seizures

J Clin Neurosci. 2022 Jan:95:38-43. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.11.009. Epub 2021 Dec 3.

Authors

Xin Chen¹, Jun-Guo Zhao¹, Bo Gao², Hui Yu³, Yun-Li Yu⁴, Gui-Quan Shen³, Alexander M McKinney⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, 550001 Guizhou, China.
² Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, 550001 Guizhou, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, 550001 Guizhou, China; Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China.
⁴ Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, 550001 Guizhou, China.
⁵ Department of Radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.

PMID: 34929649
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2021.11.009

Abstract

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurological disorder characterized by headache, seizures, confusion and visual disturbances, as well as potentially reversible neuroimaging findings in most patients after proper treatment. Seizures is one of the most common clinical presentations of PRES. This review summarizes the potential pathophysiology and clinical features of PRES, as well as a multimodal approach to imaging and also briefly discusses the phenomenon of seizures in paediatric population.

Keywords: Cerebrovascular; Epilepsy; Imaging; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; Seizures.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Headache
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuroimaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome* / diagnostic imaging
Seizures / diagnostic imaging
Seizures / etiology