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Intracerebral hemorrhage developing in a patient with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; a case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Hatice Güldal*, Aziz Alper Ayaslı, Alp Kaan Furkan Kıcıroğlu, Salih Karakoyun, Mustafa Boğan

Volume : 3, Issue : 1, Year : 2024

Article Page : 60-62

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Abstract

We describe a case of hemorrhagic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in a 19-year-old woman, who had undergone a cesarean section for epilepsy and lupus-related chronic renal failure 2 months ago, and presented to the emergency department with complaints of blurred vision. The neurological and ophthalmological examinations were normal. Despite the initial imaging being normal, subsequent magnetic resonance images showed hyperintensity in bilateral occipital lobes and cerebellum (indicative of PRES) and watershed ischemia in addition to intracerebral hemorrhage. Brain surgery was performed, external ventricular drainage was placed and she was monitored postoperatively with routine care in the intensive care unit where she remained intubated for a month, after which she died of the consequences of her condition.

Keywords: Emergency department, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

How to cite : Güldal H, Ayaslı A A, Kıcıroğlu A K F, Karakoyun S, Boğan M, Intracerebral hemorrhage developing in a patient with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; a case report. Yemen J Med 2024;3(1):60-62

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