Zespół tylnej odwracalnej encefalopatii u chłopca leczonego z powodu ostrej białaczki limfoblastycznej

In this report, we present a 13-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who developed acute neurological symptoms in the form of two episodes of generalized seizures. PRES was diagnosed based on clinical signs and characteristic lesions visible on MRI. Prompt diagnosis and administration of anti-hypertensive drugs resulted in a regression of the observed symptoms. The case seems to indicate the necessity of including posterior reversible encephalopathy in the differential diagnosis of neurological symptoms in children with leukaemia.
Source: Pediatria Polska - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research