Silva-Sieger FA, Salas-Guerra AJ, Guerrero GCF, Castellanos-Prada JA

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by headache, visual symptoms, seizures, impaired consciousness, reversible edema secondary to white matter and diagnostic is supported on the use of radiological images. It is usually presented as a single episode, but 4 to 11% can be recurrent.
Objective. To present the case of a patient with recurrent EPR followed by 30 months.
Case report. Patient 38 years with throbbing headache and visual symptoms. Almost one year later he has a second EPR episode with of the contralateral hemisphere involvement. During follow-up is not achieved identify or precipitating factors.
Conclusions. The EPR is a disease of low incidence, usually reversible and with the possibility of recurrence. Despite all the studies and monitoring conducted, as in the case studied, it could not be a condition associated. There is no evidence that ganglionic tuberculosis could be related to the presence and recurrence of this disease.

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