Journal of Critical and Intensive Care 2014 , Vol 5 , Issue 1
Eclampsy-Associated Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)
Aysu Hayriye Tezcan1, Kevser Dilek1, Yeşim Şerife Bayraktar1, Figen Leblebici1, Hatice Yağmurdur1
1Ankara Numune Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Ankara, Türkiye DOI : 10.5152/dcbybd.2014.397

Summary

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinicoradiological entity that is characterized by headache, seizure activity, visual changes, and consciousness impairment. Risk factors of PRES include preeclampsia/eclampsia, hypertension, sepsis, organ transplantation, and cytotoxic drug use. The treatment strategy associates general measures with the correction of the underlying cause of PRES. The management and treatment of preeclampsia-caused PRES that healed without sequelae in the intensive care unit are reported in this case.