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. 2021 Oct;11(4):373-374.
doi: 10.1177/19418744211000974. Epub 2021 Mar 11.

Hypercalcemia-Associated Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Ario Mirian  1 , Christine Le  1 , Manas Sharma  2 , Adrian Budhram  1 , Nevena Markovic  1
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Hypercalcemia-Associated Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Ario Mirian et al. Neurohospitalist. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: brain diseases; cerebrovascular disorders; epilepsy; metabolic; seizures.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Ario Mirian—reports no disclosures or funding. Christine Le—reports no disclosures or funding. Manas Sharma—reports no disclosures or funding. Adrian Budhram—reports no disclosures or funding. Nevena Markovic—reports no disclosures or funding.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Brain MRI findings in hypercalcemia-associated PRES. Axial T2-weighted FLAIR imaging shows hyperintensities involving bilateral occipital cortical-subcortical regions (A), right posterior limb of the internal capsule and thalami (B), and frontoparietal cortices (C). Axial diffusion-weighted imaging shows corresponding hyperintensities (D-F), with associated apparent diffusion coefficient map hypointensities indicating true restricted diffusion (not shown). Axial T2-weighted FLAIR imaging performed 1 month later shows resolution of previously seen signal abnormalities (G-I).
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