Postpartum Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES): Three Case Reports and Literature Review
Eleonora Marcoccia1, Maria Grazia Piccioni2, Michele Carlo Schiavi2
1Department of Experimental Medicine, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome, Italy.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare complication generally associated with headache and acute changes in blood pressure. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment may result in death or in irreversible neurological sequelae. We present three cases of PRES occurring in young women during puerperium. We report a literature review ranged from January 1990 to June 2015 describing clinical features, diagnostic and medical approach, and maternal outcome.
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a rare complication generally associated with headache and acute changes in blood pressure. Delay in the diagnosis and treatment may result in death or in irreversible neurological sequelae. We present three cases of PRES occurring in young women during puerperium. We report a literature review ranged from January 1990 to June 2015 describing clinical features, diagnostic and medical approach, and maternal outcome.
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