Postpartum Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Three Case Reports and Literature Review

Eleonora Marcoccia; Maria Grazia Piccioni; Michele Carlo Schiavi; Vanessa Colagiovanni; Ilaria Zannini; Angela Musella; Virginia Sibilla Visentin; Flaminia Vena; Gabriele Masselli; Marco Monti; Giuseppina Perrone; Pierluigi Benedetti Panici; Roberto Brunelli

doi:10.1155/2019/9527632

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2019)

Postpartum Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Three Case Reports and Literature Review

Eleonora Marcoccia,
Maria Grazia Piccioni,
Michele Carlo Schiavi,
Vanessa Colagiovanni,
Ilaria Zannini,
Angela Musella,
Virginia Sibilla Visentin,
Flaminia Vena,
Gabriele Masselli,
Marco Monti,
Giuseppina Perrone,
Pierluigi Benedetti Panici,
Roberto Brunelli

Affiliations

Eleonora Marcoccia: Department of Experimental Medicine, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Maria Grazia Piccioni: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Michele Carlo Schiavi: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Vanessa Colagiovanni: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Ilaria Zannini: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “E. De Santis Hospital”, Via Achille Grandi, Genzano, Italy
Angela Musella: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Virginia Sibilla Visentin: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Flaminia Vena: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Gabriele Masselli: Department of Radiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Marco Monti: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Giuseppina Perrone: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Pierluigi Benedetti Panici: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy
Roberto Brunelli: Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9527632
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2019

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare complication generally associated with headache and acute changes in blood pressure. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment may result in death or in irreversible neurological sequelae. We present three cases of PRES occurring in young women during puerperium. We report a literature review ranged from January 1990 to June 2015 describing clinical features, diagnostic and medical approach, and maternal outcome.

Published in Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 2090-6684 (Print); 2090-6692 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7471

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