Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child with cyclical vomiting and hypertension: a case report. | PR JOURNALOF MEDICAL Ur CASE reports Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child with cyclical vomiting and hypertension a case report Gamie et al. BioMed Central Gamie et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5 137 http content 5 1 137 6 April 2011 Gamie et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5 137 http content 5 1 137 JOURNALOF medical Ur Case REPORTS CASE REPORT Open Access Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a child with cyclical vomiting and hypertension a case report Zakareya Gamie1 Akheel Rizwan1 Frances G Balen2 Michael Clarke3 and Mohammed M Hassoon1 Abstract Introduction Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is characterized by headache nausea and vomiting seizures and visual disturbances. It has certain characteristic radiological features which allow diagnosis in the appropriate clinical setting and enable appropriate clinical therapy to be instituted. Case presentation A 10-year-old Caucasian girl who was hospitalized due to recurrent vomiting was diagnosed as having posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after an initial diagnosis of cyclical vomiting and hypertension was made. Conclusion Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare disorder in children. Early recognition of characteristic radiological features is key to the diagnosis as clinical symptoms may be non-specific or mimic other neurological illnesses. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case to report an association between posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome cyclical vomiting and hypertension. Furthermore in this case the resolution of the abnormalities found on magnetic resonance imaging over time did not appear to equate with clinical recovery. Introduction Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome PRES is characterized by headache nausea vomiting seizures and visual disturbances 1 . PRES is commonly associated with a sudden increase in blood pressure BP
