Journal of Liver

Tobar P

Publications

• Research Article
  Atypical Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Imaging on Liver Transplant Patients
  Author(s): Tobar P*, Molina E and Benalcazar G Tobar P*, Molina E and Benalcazar G
  
  The Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) is a known clinical entity that presents as changes on neurological images (CT/MRI) with concomitant appearance of new onset neurological signs and symptoms. It complicates a diversity of diseases and the use of certain medication, mostly immunosuppressive, that should be taken into account when new clinical manifestations with neuroimaging changes appear on a immunosuppressed patient. Case report: We report a case of a Liver Transplant recipient patient with Tacrolimus as main immunosuppression, that develops new onset neurological focalization signs and diffuse atypical changes on imaging (CT and MRI/MRA) not according to her signs and symptoms, which improve once the calcineurin inhibitors are remove from her medication scheme. Conclusion: In any patient receiving calcineur.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0889.1000211

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