Central-variant Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome after Head Trauma
- Author:
Hyunmin PARK
1
;
Gi-Beom PARK
;
Byeoung-Jun JEON
;
Jin-Hyung LEE
;
Meyung-Kug KIM
;
Bong-Goo YOO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2024;42(4):401-405
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a disorder of reversible vasogenic edema which mainly involves the parieto-occipital lobes in various clinical settings. Isolated involvement of the brainstem, basal ganglia, and cerebellum is rare. An 81-year-old female was admitted because of a decreased level of consciousness, and she had a head trauma history a day before. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed extensive confluent T2 hyperintensity with swelling involving the bilateral thalami, brainstem, and cerebellar peduncle without cortical lesions. We reports a case of central-variant PRES after traumatic brain injury.
