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Relationship Between Alcohol Type and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Case Report

Alkol Tipi ve Posterior Reverzibl Ensefalopati Sendromu Arasındaki İlişki: Olgu Sunumu

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88–90
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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Herein, we report a 39-yearold male patient who was diagnosed as having PRES associated with the sudden withdrawal of alcohol (under-the-counter ethanol) and had a much shorter period of alcohol abuse than those reported in the literature.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-radiologic syndrome characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, visual symptoms, hallucinations, focal neurologic signs, and vasogenic edema in the posterior cerebral circulation territory, which develops within hours to days.
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Key Findings & Data:The common etiology of PRES includes cytotoxic medication, preeclampsia, eclampsia, sepsis, renal disease or autoimmune disorders.
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Conclusion & Impact:Herein, we report a 39-yearold male patient who was diagnosed as having PRES associated with the sudden withdrawal of alcohol (under-the-counter ethanol) and had a much shorter period of alcohol abuse than those reported in the literature.
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-radiologic syndrome characterized by headaches, altered mental status, seizures, visual symptoms, hallucinations, focal neurologic signs, and vasogenic edema in the posterior cerebral circulation territory, which develops within hours to days. The common etiology of PRES includes cytotoxic medication, preeclampsia, eclampsia, sepsis, renal disease or autoimmune disorders. However, alcohol withdrawal can be counted as one of the rarest causes of PRES. The relationship with PRES and the duration of alcohol use or type of alcohol is unknown. Herein, we report a 39-yearold male patient who was diagnosed as having PRES associated with the sudden withdrawal of alcohol (under-the-counter ethanol) and had a much shorter period of alcohol abuse than those reported in the literature.

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Posterior reversibl ensefalopati sendromu (PRES), saatlerle günler içinde gelişen posterior serebral dolaşım bölgesinde baş ağrıları, değişen zihinsel durum, nöbetler, görsel semptomlar, halüsinasyonlar, fokal nörolojik bulgular ve vazojenik ödem ile karakterize klinik-radyolojik bir sendromdur. PRES’nin ortak etiyolojisi sitotoksik ilaç, preeklampsi, eklampsi, sepsis, böbrek hastalığı veya otoimmün bozuklukları içerir. Ancak alkol yoksunluğu PRES’nin en nadir nedenlerinden biri olarak sayılabilir. PRES ile alkol kullanım süresi veya alkol türü arasındaki ilişki bilinmemektedir. Bu olguda, tezgah altı etanol ile yapılan alkolün ani kesilmesi ile ilişkili PRES tanısı konmuş ve literatürde bildirilenden çok daha kısa alkol kötüye kullanımı süresi olan 39 yaşında bir erkek hasta sunulmaktadır.

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GEMİCİ, Y. İ., ÇELEBİ, C. (2022). Relationship Between Alcohol Type and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome: A Case Report. Türk Nöroloji Dergisi, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 1, 88–90. https://ajindex.com/articles/636539

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