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Andrea Romano1, Pugliese Silvia, Pierallini Alberto
1Department of Neuroradiology, S. Andrea Hospital, University La Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy. andrea.romano@uniroma1.it
Abstract:
We describe a case of asymmetric PRES due to the presence of hyperplastic anterior choroidal artery (AChA) in a man affected by sever hypertension. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) has become synonymous with a unique pattern of brain vasogenic edema and predominates in the parietal and occipital regions, accompanied by clinical neurological alterations. Sever hypertension is a risk factor that exceeds the limits of brain autoregulation, leading to breakthrough brain edema. In our knowledge this is the first case reported in literature, in which a similar vascular abnormality is linked to a PRES syndrome.
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