Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome secondary to asymptomatic poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis in a child with sickle cell anemia: a case report

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome secondary to asymptomatic poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis in a child with sickle cell anemia: a case report

Abstract Background Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a neurotoxic condition that occurs as a result of the failure of posterior circulatory autoregulation in response to acute changes in blood pressure. Overperfusion with resultant disruption of the blood-brain barrier results in vaso...

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Main Authors: Ehab Hanafy, Duaa Alshareef, Suhaila Osman, Abdullah Al Jabri, Faisal Nazim, Gihan Mahmoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Sickle cell anemia
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Stroke
Hypertension
Glomerulonephritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1559-x

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