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- Title
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) due to neuroblastoma in a child presenting with acute hydrocephalus.
- Authors
Aureli, V.; Giammattei, L.; Maduri, R.; Daniel, R. T.; Messerer, M.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of a two-year-boy presented with two days history of headache and vomiting followed by fever, decreased consciousness and focal motor seizures. Topics discussed include revealing a soft tissue mass in the peri-umblical region; obstructive hydrocephalus due to compression of the aqueduct secondary to posterior fossa edema; and diagnosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.
- Subjects
HEADACHE; EPILEPSY; HYDROCEPHALUS in children; CONSCIOUSNESS; PATIENTS
- Publication
Child's Nervous System, 2018, Vol 34, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
0256-7040
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1007/s00381-017-3640-6