Analysis of Reversible Posterior Encephalopathy Syndrome in Relation to Various Pathologies: Series of Cases

Case Report

Abstract

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is an entity with signs and neurological symptoms hypothetically triggered by a vasogenic edema or endothelial dysfunction. Children debut clinically with headache, visual impairment, altered consciousness and epileptic seizures. This review shows a series of six patients with PRES associated with various pathologies. The cause may be secondary to the underlying pathology by one of the three different theories of the disease which are hypertension / hyperfunction, dysfunction in vasogenic self-regulation and endothelial dysfunction. In our sample, the female sex and school stage predominate as shown in other case reports.

Objective: Describe the presence of reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with various pathologies.