Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
"Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition that is characterized by HEADACHE; SEIZURES; and visual loss with edema in the posterior aspects of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES, such as the BRAIN STEM. Generally, lesions involve the white matter (nerve fibers) but occasionally the grey matter (nerve cell bodies).
| Descriptor ID |
D054038
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.631.500.500 C10.228.140.695.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome- Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome
- Leukoencephalopathy Syndromes, Posterior
- Syndrome, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
- Syndromes, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy
- Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Posterior
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Srichawla BS, Kipkorir V, Lalla R. Central-variant posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in association with adrenal insufficiency: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Feb 21; 104(8):e41625.
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Chionatos RA, Lerner DP, Burns JD, Ramineni A. Alcohol-related posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a case report of a patient managed with a benzodiazepine-sparing regimen for alcohol withdrawal. Neurocase. 2023 06; 29(3):75-80.
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Srichawla BS, Presti K, Kipkorir V, Berrios Morales I. Chemotherapy-associated hemorrhagic posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) with considerations for circle of Willis variants on cerebral blood flow and autoregulation: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Feb 23; 103(8):e37250.
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Wu CK, Culbertson CJ, Von Stein EL, Walia S, Krishnamohan P, Threlkeld ZD. Cryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) following blood transfusion in a patient with severe anemia. Epileptic Disord. 2021 Apr 01; 23(2):403-406.
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Kishfy L, Casasola M, Banankhah P, Parvez A, Jan YJ, Shenoy AM, Thomson C, AbdelRazek MA. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) as a neurological association in severe Covid-19. J Neurol Sci. 2020 07 15; 414:116943.
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Katsevman GA, Turner RC, Cheyuo C, Rosen CL, Smith MS. Post-partum posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome requiring decompressive craniectomy: case report and review of the literature. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2019 02; 161(2):217-224.
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Orehek EK, Burns JD, Koyfman F, Azocar RJ, Holsapple JW, Green DM. Postpartum trifecta: simultaneous eclamptic intracerebral hemorrhage, PRES, and herniation due to intracranial hypotension. Neurocrit Care. 2012 Dec; 17(3):434-8.
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Pawar PS, Noviawaty I, Zaidat OO. Unusual case of intra-arterial doxorubicin chemoembolization-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Neurologist. 2012 Jan; 18(1):49-50.
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Voetsch B, Tarlov N, Nguyen TN, DeFusco C, Barest GD, Norbash A, Green DM, Burns JD. Asymmetric posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome complicating hemodynamic augmentation for subarachnoid hemorrhage-associated cerebral vasospasm. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Dec; 15(3):542-6.
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Verma A, Jodka P, Daniel SP. Quiz page September 2011: A patient with postpartum hypertension and seizure. Am J Kidney Dis. 2011 Sep; 58(3):xxix-xxxi.