Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: 'a headache' on the AMU
Desai, P.; Bholah, M.Hassan.; Dunn, E.
Acute Medicine 12(1): 26-29
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 23539373 Document Number: 14139
Headache and seizures are common presentations to the acute medical unit. We report a case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in a 73-yr-old woman with a history of uncontrolled hypertension who had recently discontinued one of her antihypertensive drugs; such cases are rare but pose a diagnostic challenge given the nonspecific nature of the clinical presentation. However, early diagnosis and treatment leads to full recovery in the majority of patients.
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