Table 1.
Clinical profile of patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
| Variables | Number of patients [n (%)] |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Males | 4 |
| Females | 36 |
| Male:female | 1:9 |
| Mean age (male : female) | 46:23 years |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Seizures | 31 (77.5%) |
| Headache | 16 (40%) |
| Vomiting | 7 (17.5%) |
| Altered sensorium | 7 (17.5%) |
| Visual disturbances | 6 (15%) |
| Status epilepticus | 8 (20%) |
| Neurological deficit | 4 (10%) |
| Etiology | |
| Acute hypertension | 3 (7.5%) |
| Pre-eclampsia or eclampsia | 33 (82.5%) |
| Sepsis | 0 |
| Chronic renal failure | 1 (2.5%) |
| Immunosuppression | 0 |
| Autoimmune disease | |
| SLE | 1 (2.5%) |
| AIDP | 1 (2.5%) |
| AIP | 1 (2.5%) |
| Neuroimaging findings | |
| Parieto-occipital lobes | 33 (82.5%) |
| Frontal lobe | 10 (25%) |
| Temporal lobe | 1 (2.5%) |
| Cerebellum | 2 (5%) |
| Basal ganglia | 4 (10%) |
| Brainstem | 1 (2.5%) |
| Status epilepticus | |
| Semiology | |
| GTCS | 8 (80%) |
| Precipitating factor | |
| H/o chronic epilepsy with antiepileptic drug defaulter | 5 (62.5%) |
| SLE | 1 (12.5%) |
| AIP | 1 (12.5%) |
| CRF on hemodialysis | 1 (12.5%) |