Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after COVID-19 in a patient with chronic renal failure
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: -weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images. Moreover, cerebellar lesions appeared as hyperintensity areas on apparent diffusion coefficient mapping. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) was made. The patient was treated with antihypertensive drugs, and the consciousness level improved gradually. MRI after one month showed that the lesions had disappeared. PRES should be considered if the brain CT of patients with COVID-19 shows a low-density lesion, especially in patients with risk factors for PRES such as chronic renal failure or hypertension.
Source: Rinsho Shinkeigaku
Authors: Masato Kochi, Yoshiki Yokoyama
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405623526