Acute intermittent porphyria presenting with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and abdominal pain.

We describe a patient with acute intermittent porphyria who presented with seizures and PRES, and who had previous unexplained severe abdominal pain. Acute intermittent porphyria should be considered as a possible cause of PRES, especially in those with unexplained abdominal pain, since delays in its diagnosis can result in permanent complications. PMID: 32554439 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32554439?dopt=Abstract

Source: Practical Neurology - June 16, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Swart G, Lim SS, Jude M Tags: Pract Neurol Source Type: research