Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: differences between pregnant and non-pregnant patients

• Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Porcello Marrone (Author), Giovani Gadonski (Author), Luciano Passamani Diogo (Author), João Pedro Farina Brunelli (Author), William Alves Martins (Author), Gabriela de Oliveira Laguna (Author), Laura Fuchs Bahlis (Author), João Rubião Hoefel-Filho (Author), Bartira Ercilia Pinheiro Da Costa (Author), Carlos Eduardo Poli- (Author), Antônio Carlos Huf Marrone (Author), Jaderson Costa Da Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-radiologic entity not yet understood, that presents with transient neurologic symptoms and particular radiological findings. Few papers show the differences between pregnant and non-pregnant patients. We review the cases of 38 women diagnosed with PRES, in order to find significant differences between pregnant (18) and non-pregnant (20) patients. We found differences among the age of patients (25.83 years old in pregnant and 29.31 years old in non pregnant; P=0.001); in the mean of highest systolic blood pressure, that was higher in non-pregnant group (185:162 mmHg; P=0.121); and in creatinine levels that was higher in non-pregnant group (3.47:1.04 mg/dL; P=0.001). To our knowledge, just a few papers analyzed whether PRES syndrome presented in the same way in pregnant and non-pregnant patients. The differences and the possible pathophisiology of this syndrome still remain enigmatic.

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2035-8385
2035-8377
10.4081/ni.2014.5376