Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Caused by Induced Hypertension to Treat Cerebral Vasospasm Secondary to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Elsamadicy AA, Koo AB, Reeves BC, Sujijantarat N, David WB, Malhotra A, Gilmore EJ, Matouk CC, Hebert R. Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Caused by Induced Hypertension to Treat Cerebral Vasospasm Secondary to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. World Neurosurgery 2020, 143: e309-e323. PMID: 32721559, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansHypertensionMiddle AgedPosterior Leukoencephalopathy SyndromeSubarachnoid HemorrhageTreatment OutcomeVasospasm, IntracranialConceptsPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeSystolic blood pressure goalBlood pressure goalsReversible encephalopathy syndromeAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageSubarachnoid hemorrhageEncephalopathy syndromeCerebral vasospasmClinical statusFluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensityMiddle cerebral artery syndromeAcute-onset headachePossible ischemic eventsClinical examination findingsInversion recovery hyperintensityPatient's clinical statusTransient clinical improvementArtery aneurysm ruptureMiddle cerebral arteryLevel of arousalMagnetic resonance imagingDigital subtraction angiographyInduced hypertensionClinical improvementIschemic events