Pediatric Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) With Spinal Cord Involvement Due to Pheochromocytoma

Pediatr Neurol. 2017 Dec:77:92-93. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.06.016. Epub 2017 Jul 12.

Authors

Daniel Freedman¹, Abena Koram², Natalie Gillson³, Shawn C Aylward⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: daniel.freedman@nationwidechildrens.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
³ Department of Pediatric Neurology, Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.

PMID: 28939016
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.06.016

No abstract available

Keywords: PRES; headache; hypertension; pheochromocytoma; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications*
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
Child
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pheochromocytoma / complications*
Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis
Pheochromocytoma / surgery
Positron-Emission Tomography
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / etiology*
Spinal Cord Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Cord Diseases / etiology*