CT and MRI diagnosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
WANG Guo-rong
WU Xing-hong
Abstract：Objective To master the imaging manifestations of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome so as to im-prove the imaging diagnostic level .Methods The CT and MR findings as well as clinical data of 4 patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome were retrospectively analyzed and the literature relevant to the disease was reviewed in this work .Results In two patients ,CT mainly showed the patchy distribution of low density in bilateral cerebral blood circulation area .In another two patients ,MRI basically manifested the symmetric distribution of patchy of long T1 and long T2 signal in bilateral occipital areas .T2 FLAIR showed high signal and DWI showed equisignal without reinforcement after enhancement .Conclusion CT and MRI examinations provide an objective basis for the diagnosis of posterior reversi-ble encephalopathy syndrome diagnosis and ,have important value in the diagnosis .These examinations combined with clinical manifestations can make accurate diagnosis for this disorder .
Keywords：Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeTomographyX-ray computedMagnetic resonance imagingDifferential diagnosis
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 917-919 )