Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in poststreptococcal acute glomerulonephritis

A Soylu, S Kavukçu, M Türkmen, Y Akbas - Pediatric Nephrology, 2001 - Springer
Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is an increasingly recognized brain
disorder most commonly associated with hypertension, toxemia of pregnancy, or the use of
immunosuppressive agents. Its clinical features include headache, decreased alertness,
mental abnormalities, such as confusion, diminished spontaneity of speech, changed
behavior ranging from drowsiness to stupor, seizures, vomiting, and abnormalities of visual
perception like cortical blindness. Magnetic resonance imaging shows edematous lesions …

Posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome in poststretococcal acute glomerulonephritis

F Bazzino Borzone, M Pandolfo Arias… - Archivos de Pediatria …, 2005 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy (LEPR) is a clinical entity that affects
radiation usually the white matter of the cerebral hemispheres. It is frequently associated
with acute arterial hypertension and immunosuppressive therapy, among other causes. The
clinical presentation is varied, with headache, nausea, vomiting, impaired consciousness
and abnormal behavior, seizures and visual disturbances, symptoms that often regress.
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images show white …
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