Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome in post streptococcal glomerulonephritis

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Indian Pediatrics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome is characterized by an acute, usually reversible encephalopathy, with radiological findings that mainly involve the white or grey matter of the parieto-occipital lobes. We report a case of post streptococcal glomerulonephritis presenting as reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Immediate control of hypertension resulted in rapid and complete neurological recovery.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Hinchey J, Chaves C, Appignani B, Breen J, Pao L, Wang A, et al. A reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome. N Engl J Med 1996; 334: 494–500.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Kwon S, Koo J, Lee S. Clinical spectrum of reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome. Pediatr Neurol 2001; 24: 361–364.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Prasad N, Gulati S, Gupta RK, Sharma K, Gulati K, Sharma RK, et al. Spectrum of radiological changes in hypertensive children with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy. Br J Radiol 2007; 80: 422–429.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Singhi P, Subramanian C, Jain V, Singhi S, Ray M. Reversible brain lesions in childhood hypertension. Acta Paediatr 2002; 91: 1005–1007.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Özcakar ZB, Ekim M, Fitoz S, Teber S, Hizel S, Acar B, et al. Hypertension induced reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome: a report of two cases. Eur J Pediatr 2004; 163: 728–730.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Jones BV, Egelhoff JC, Patterson RJ. Hypertensive encephalopathy in children. Am J Neuroradiol 1997;18: 101–106.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Garg RK. Posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome. Postgrad Med J 2001; 77: 24–28.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Pavlakis SG, Frank Y, Kalina P, Chandra M, Lu D. Occipital-parietal encephalopathy: A new name for an old syndrome. Pediatr Neurol 1997; 16: 145–148.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Schwartz RB, Jones KM, Kalina P, Bajakian RL, Mantello MT, Garada B, et al. Hypertensive encephalopathy: findings on CT, MR imaging, SPECT imaging in 14 cases. Am J Roentgenol 1992; 159: 379–383.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya (Affiliated to Maulana Azad Medical College), Geeta Colony, Delhi, 110 031, India

    Shalu Gupta, Vishnu Kumar Goyal & B. Talukdar

  2. Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalya (affiliated to Maulana Azad Medical College), Geeta Colony, Delhi, 110 031, India

    Shalu Gupta

Authors
  1. Shalu Gupta
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Vishnu Kumar Goyal
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. B. Talukdar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Shalu Gupta.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Gupta, S., Goyal, V.K. & Talukdar, B. Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome in post streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Indian Pediatr 47, 274–276 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-010-0037-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-010-0037-y

Key Words

Search

Navigation