Demographic Disparities in the Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in the United States
Otite F, Patel S, Anikpezie N, Hoffman H, Beutler T, Akano E, Aneni E, Lamikanra O, Osondu C, Wee C, Burke D, Albright K, Latorre J, Mejico L, Khandelwal P, Chaturvedi S. Demographic Disparities in the Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcome of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in the United States. Neurology 2023, 101: e1554-e1559. PMID: 37487751, PMCID: PMC10585693, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeNational Readmission DatabaseReversible encephalopathy syndromeEncephalopathy syndromeFemale patientsHispanic patientsMale patientsSex-standardized incidenceRetrospective cohort studyRace-specific incidenceSimilar demographic distributionState Inpatient DatabasesNon-Hispanic whitesIncident hospitalizationClinical characteristicsCohort studyFirst hospitalizationBlack patientsInpatient DatabasePatientsNew casesIncidenceStudy periodDemographic disparitiesHospitalization