Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome presenting in a post-partum, 25-year-old-female with concomitant subarachnoid hemorrhage

oleh: Daniel M. Aronovich, Kirsten L. Ritchie, Alexander J. Scumpia

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01

Deskripsi

Hinchey et al., first described that posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome has having a unique neuroradiographical finding of vasogenic edema and clinical symptoms including headache, altered mental status, seizure and visual disturbances in 1996. We present a rare case of posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome in a 2-week, post-partum G2P2A0 (normal spontaneous vaginal delivery at forty-weeks, without complications) 25-year-old-female with subarachnoid hemorrhage.