Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, part 1: fundamental imaging and clinical features

WS Bartynski - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurotoxic state coupled with a
unique CT or MR imaging appearance. Recognized in the setting of a number of complex …

Neurotoxicity of calcineurin inhibitors: impact and clinical management

WO Bechstein - Transplant International, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Between 10%–28% of patients who receive the immuno‐suppressant cyclosporine
(CsA) experience some form of neurotoxic adverse event. Both sensorial motoric functions …

[HTML][HTML] A reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

J Hinchey, C Chaves, B Appignani… - … England Journal of …, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Background and Methods In some patients who are hospitalized for acute illness, we have
noted a reversible syndrome of headache, altered mental functioning, seizures, and loss of …

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: incidence of atypical regions of involvement and imaging findings

AM McKinney, J Short, CL Truwit… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is classically
characterized as symmetric parietooccipital edema but may occur in other distributions with …

Clinical spectrum of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

VH Lee, EFM Wijdicks, EM Manno… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Background Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is characterized
by neuroimaging findings of reversible vasogenic subcortical edema without infarction. The …

Distinct imaging patterns and lesion distribution in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

WS Bartynski, JF Boardman - American Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although the term posterior reversible encephalopathy
syndrome (PRES) was popularized because of the typical presence of vasogenic edema in …

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: prognostic utility of quantitative diffusion-weighted MR images

DJ Covarrubias, PH Luetmer… - American journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The recently described posterior reversible
encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) classically consists of reversible vasogenic edema in the …

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: utility of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery MR imaging in the detection of cortical and subcortical lesions

SO Casey, RC Sampaio, E Michel… - American Journal of …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is
typically characterized by headache, altered mental functioning, seizures, and visual loss …

Cyclosporine neurotoxicity: a review.

JM Gijtenbeek, MJ Van den Bent, CJ Vecht - Journal of neurology, 1999 - europepmc.org
Cyclosporin A (CsA) induces neurological side effects in up to 40% of patients. A reversible
posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is the most serious complication. Symptoms …

Hemorrhage in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: imaging and clinical features

HM Hefzy, WS Bartynski… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemorrhage is known to occur in posterior reversible
encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), but the characteristics have not been analyzed in detail …