Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Sclerosis Overlap Syndrome
- Author:
Young Mok SONG
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Posterior reversible encephalopathy; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Systemic sclerosis
- MeSH: Autoimmune Diseases; Basal Ganglia; Brain Edema; Brain Stem; Cerebellum; Cerebral Cortex; Consciousness; Eclampsia; Edema; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Neuroimaging; Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome; Pregnancy; Scleroderma, Systemic; White Matter
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2019;37(1):51-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by neurotoxic symptoms and neuroimaging finding of reversible cerebral edema in association with various conditions including hypertension, eclampsia, and autoimmune diseases. The author experienced a 47-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis overlap syndrome who developed PRES. The patient presented with alteration of consciousness in association with hypertension and increased autoimmune activity. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed vasogenic edema in the bilateral cerebral cortex, subcortical white matter, basal ganglia, brainstem, and cerebellum.
