A Case of ReVersible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (RPLS) in a Patients with Chronic Renal Failure.
- Author:
Jang Kyun KIM
1
;
Seung Hun LEE
;
Yu Mi SEO
;
Min HEO
;
See Jin JANG
;
Min Kyung LIM
;
Yeon Sung KIM
;
Se Min LEE
;
Jae Ho YOON
;
Hye Won LIM
;
Byung Soo KIM
;
Yoon Sik CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. samylee@olmh.cuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
ReVersible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS);
Chronic renal failure (CRF);
Steroid;
SLE
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Cyclosporine;
Eclampsia;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Immunosuppression;
Kidney Failure, Chronic*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Neuroimaging;
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome*;
Pregnancy;
Renal Dialysis;
Seizures
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2005;24(1):152-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The reVersible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) describes a syndrome of headaches, confusion, seizures, and visual disturbances associated with transient, predominantly posterior cerebral lesions revealed by neuroimaging. RPLS has been associated clinically with hypertension, immunosuppression, and known triggers include acute renal failure, eclampsia, cyclosporine, and lupus. We report a 45-year-old male with chronic renal failure showed RPLS following hemodialysis and review literatures.
