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A PRESsing dissection
Tamika M Burrus1, Bahram Mokri, Alejandro A Rabinstein
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. tamika.burrus@ucsf.edu
Background:
Intracranial dissections have been associated with baroreceptor reflex failure. When this occurs labile hypertension may be observed with its own complications, including but not limited to the clinico-radiographic entity, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).
Methods:
Case report and literature review.
Results:
We describe a case of carotid dissection resulting in PRES.
Conclusions:
We believe failure of the baroreceptor reflex due to carotid dissection resulted in hypertension and subsequent posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
