POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME IN CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA – A CASE REPORT
*Prakas K Mandal, Pamela Nayek and Tuphan Kanti Dolai.
ABSTRACT
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome is a clinic-radiological entity presenting with headache, seizures, visual alterations etc. with transient lesions on neuroimaging. There are various conditions like toxaemia in pregnancy, toxic agents, post-transplantation, infections, autoimmune diseases etc. which can cause this syndrome. Here we present case report of a 10 years old child suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after methotrexate therapy. Prompt diagnosis of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is utmost important to avoid delay in therapy and complications.
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