Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Cardiology
Ictal Asystole In A Patient With Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (Pres) And Seizures: A Case Report, Joanna Suski, Md, Reginald T. Ho, Md, Maromi Nei, Md
Ictal Asystole In A Patient With Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (Pres) And Seizures: A Case Report, Joanna Suski, Md, Reginald T. Ho, Md, Maromi Nei, Md
Department of Neurology Posters
BACKGROUND
- Ictal asystole is rare, seen in less than 1% of patients with epilepsy, and typically seen in patients with temporal or frontal lobe seizures, rarely in occipital lobe seizures, and has never been described in a patient with PRES .
- PRES is a clinical-radiologic diagnosis in which there is a breakdown of the blood brain barrier caused by abrupt changes of blood pressure, or cytokines causing endothelial damage and this creates brain edema.
- The typical neurological symptoms of PRES include encephalopathy (50-80%), seizure (60-75%), headache (50%), and visual disturbance (35%).
- Brain imaging in PRES usually reveals vasogenic edema in …