Data in Brief (Dec 2019)

Data on characteristics of reported cases of unilateral posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)

  • Tadashi Ozawa,
  • Ryota Tanaka,
  • Risa Nagaoka,
  • Yuhei Anan,
  • Younhee Kim,
  • Kosuke Matsuzono,
  • Takafumi Mashiko,
  • Reiji Koide,
  • Haruo Shimazaki,
  • Keisuke Ohtani,
  • Yusuke Amano,
  • Kensuke Kawai,
  • Shigeru Fujimoto

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27

Abstract

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Data presented in this article are related to our article entitled “Unilateral posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report” [1]. Cases of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) involving unilateral lesions are very rare. We searched the PubMed database using keywords such as PRES, unilateral, and asymmetric and found a small number of cases to include in our review. We summarized the characteristics of these reported cases of unilateral PRES, including our case. Keywords: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Unilateral distribution, Brain, Vasogenic edema