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08-02-2022 | Septicemia | Invited Commentary

Commentary on Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy

Author: G. Bryan Young

Published in: Neurocritical Care | Issue 1/2022

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), a clinical–radiological syndrome, was first described by Hinchey et al. [1] in 1996: an acute illness with headache, altered mental status, blindness (with reactive pupils), and seizures associated with vasogenic edema, usually without contrast enhancement, predominantly in the posterior cerebrum bilaterally. Other cerebral regions, the cerebellum and brainstem, were sometimes involved. Most patients were hypertensive, often with renal impairment, and some were on immunosuppressive drugs. The clinical and radiological features resolved with control of blood pressure or discontinuation of immunosuppressives. …

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Title: Commentary on Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy
Author: G. Bryan Young
Publication date: 08-02-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Septicemia
Septicemia
Encephalopathy
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Published in: Neurocritical Care / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Electronic ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-022-01443-0

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