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Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with micronodular adrenocortical disease and Cushing syndrome

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We report a 6-year-old girl with ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome secondary to bilateral adrenal hyperplasia; she presented with hypertension and seizures, and magnetic resonance imaging shows changes consistent with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome.

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This work was supported by the NICHD, NIH intramural program.

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  1. Section on Endocrinology & Genetics (SEGEN) & Pediatric Endocrinology Program, Program on Developmental Endocrinology & Genetics (PDEGEN), National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Building 10 (CRC-East), Room 1-3330, 10 Center Dr. MSC 1103, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Maya Lodish & Constantine A. Stratakis

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Nicholas J. Patronas

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Lodish, M., Patronas, N.J. & Stratakis, C.A. Reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome associated with micronodular adrenocortical disease and Cushing syndrome. Eur J Pediatr 169, 125–126 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-009-0990-4

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