Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): variants
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): variants. This is also called reversible hypertensive myelopathy.
Spinal cord variant (PRES-SCI)
- This is also called reversible hypertensive myelopathy
- It may occur with cerebral involvement
Central variant
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Central PRES variant: synonyms
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PRES-RCVS overlap variant
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Acronym
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References
- Magliola U, Lobetti Bodoni L, Glioti G, Balducci A, Paglia G. Spinal cord involvement in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome without brain hemisphere vasogenic alterations: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 2023; 123:649-651.
- Liu L, Dai D, Cao F, Zhang L, Wang X. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement but without hemisphere lesions: a case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e13649.
- Gocmen R, Ardicli D, Erarslan Y, Duzova A, Anlar B. Reversible hypertensive myelopathy-the spinal cord variant of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Neuropediatrics 2017; 48:115-118.
- Nao J, Zhang H, Wu S, Zhang X, Zheng D. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement (PRES-SCI) as a rare complication of severe diabetic ketoacidosis: a case report and review of the literature. Childs Nerv Syst 2018; 34:701-705.
- Srinivasan KG, Balasubramanian P, Mayilvaganan KR, Kannan UN, Bilal M. Central variant of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome - a rare case report. J Clin Diagn Res 2017; 11:TD01-TD02.
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