TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic resonance imaging in Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
T2 - Report of three cases and review of literature
AU - Finocchi, Vanina
AU - Bozzao, Alessandro
AU - Bonamini, Michela
AU - Ferrante, Michele
AU - Romano, Andrea
AU - Colonnese, Claudio
AU - Fantozzi, Luigi Maria
PY - 2005/1
Y1 - 2005/1
N2 - Introduction Eclampsia is one of the main causes of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) a recent clinico-neuroradiological entity represented by characteristic MR findings of a symmetric bilateral subcortical/cortical hyperintensity in T2-weighted images, more often in parieto-occipital lobes, accompanied by clinical neurological alterations. Neuroradiological and clinical alterations are commonly completely reversible although ischemic evolution has been described. The pathophysiology is still a matter of debate. Specific magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, such as FLAIR (fluid attenuated inversion recovery) and DWI (diffusion weighted images) sequences, have improved the ability to detect subcortical/cortical lesions and helped to clarify the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of cerebrovascular involvement, which results important for an appropriate therapeutic decision. Case report and discussion We report the MR imaging findings of three patients with eclampsia and PRES as well as a careful review of literature.
AB - Introduction Eclampsia is one of the main causes of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) a recent clinico-neuroradiological entity represented by characteristic MR findings of a symmetric bilateral subcortical/cortical hyperintensity in T2-weighted images, more often in parieto-occipital lobes, accompanied by clinical neurological alterations. Neuroradiological and clinical alterations are commonly completely reversible although ischemic evolution has been described. The pathophysiology is still a matter of debate. Specific magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, such as FLAIR (fluid attenuated inversion recovery) and DWI (diffusion weighted images) sequences, have improved the ability to detect subcortical/cortical lesions and helped to clarify the underlying pathophysiological mechanism of cerebrovascular involvement, which results important for an appropriate therapeutic decision. Case report and discussion We report the MR imaging findings of three patients with eclampsia and PRES as well as a careful review of literature.
KW - Brain edema
KW - Eclampsia
KW - Hypertension
KW - Magnetic resonance
KW - PRES
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U2 - 10.1007/s00404-004-0622-1
DO - 10.1007/s00404-004-0622-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 15480723
AN - SCOPUS:12944326878
VL - 271
SP - 79
EP - 85
JO - Archives of Gynecology
JF - Archives of Gynecology
SN - 0170-9925
IS - 1
ER -