Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome - A Case Report

Sandhya Gautam¹ and Aditya Pratap Singh²*

Published: October 11, 2022

DOI: 10.55162/MCMS.03.078

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Abstract  

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological syndrome characterized by a headache, seizures, altered mental status and visual loss and characterized by white matter vasogenic edema affecting the posterior occipital and parietal lobes of the brain predominantly [1].
We present here a young woman with altered sensorium, generalised tonic-clonic seizures in postpartum stage after massive blood transfusion. Reversibility of the symptoms and characteristic imaging findings led us to a diagnosis of PRES in our patient.

Keywords: Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome; Seizures