Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)

Urgent haemodialysis was started in a 66-year-old woman with uraemic drowsiness and a history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (stage 5, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 141.3 mg/dl, creatinine 14.8 mg/dl) with poorly controlled hypertension (baseline level 190/75 mm Hg).

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2009, Vol.2009 (apr20 1), p.bcr0720080368-bcr0720080368
Main Authors: Kuo, Chin-Chi, Huang, Chun-Chieh, Huang, Jeng-Wen, Cheng, Aristine, Tsai, Ching-Wei, Wu, Ming-Shiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asia
Chinese
Consciousness
Female
Hemodialysis
Hypertension
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Nuclear magnetic resonance
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Summary:Urgent haemodialysis was started in a 66-year-old woman with uraemic drowsiness and a history of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (stage 5, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 141.3 mg/dl, creatinine 14.8 mg/dl) with poorly controlled hypertension (baseline level 190/75 mm Hg).
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0368