Fatma Nur AKGÜN, SERKAN KARAMAN, Harun YILMAZ, Abdullah Aydın ÖZCAN, Cafer Tayyar YÜRÜK

Posterior reversible ensefalopati sendromu

Posterior reversibl ensefalopati pre ve/veya posteklampsi, renal yetmezlik, immünsüpresif ilaçlar, kemoteropatik ajanlar, sitotoksik ilaçlar (metilprednizolon, siklosiporin vb.) gibi birçok hastalığa bağlı gelişebilen bir sendromdur. Anamnez ve nöroradyolojik inceleme ile tanı konur. Beyin tomografisinde genellikle simetrik oksipital ve paryetal loblarda hipodens alanlar olarak görülür. Belirtileri baş ağrısı, bulantı,kusma,görme bozuklukları,konvulziyonu içerir. Erken tanı klinik seyir açısından önemlidir. Bu yazıda, postpartum dönemde konvulziyonları olan ve klinik, nöroradyolojik bulguları ile reversibl posterior ensefalopati tanısı konan bir olgu sunulmakta ve literatür eşliğinde tartışılmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Genç erişkin, Posterior lökoensefalopati sendromu, Lohusalık dönemi, Nöbetler, Kadın

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy SyndromePosterior reversible encephalopathy is a syndrome that may develop, due to pre- posteclampsia, renal failure, chemotherapeutic agents, cytotoxic drugs and many diseases. Diagnosis is made through history and neuroradiological examinations. Symptoms include headache, nausea, vomiting, visual disorders and convulsion. Early diagnosis is important in the clinical course. This paper presents a case diagnosed as posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with clinical and radiological findings and convulsion during the postpartum period and discusses the case along with the literature.

Keywords:

Young Adult, Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome, Postpartum Period, Seizures, Female,

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