Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): clinical features. Seizures, Visual disturbance, Headache. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Typical PRES triad
- Seizures
- Visual disturbance
- Headache
Neurological features
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Visual features
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Blood pressure in PRES
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Recurrent PRES
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Poor prognostic features
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References
- Roth C, Ferbert A. The posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: what's certain, what's new? Pract Neurol 2011; 11:136-144.
- Lee VH, Wijdicks EFM, Manno EM, Rabinstein AA. Clinical spectrum of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Arch Neurol 2008; 65:205-210.
- Fugate JE, Rabinstein AA. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: clinical and radiological manifestations, pathophysiology, and outstanding questions. Lancet Neurol 2015; 14:914-925.
- Li R, Mitchell P, Dowling R, Yan B. Is hypertension predictive of clinical recurrence in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome? J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20:248-252.
- Siebert E, Bohner G, Liebig T, Endres M, Liman TG. Factors associated with fatal outcome in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: a retrospective analysis of the Berlin PRES study. J Neurol 2017; 264:237-242.
