?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Rare+Case+of+Reversible+Encephalopathy+Syndrome+Accompanying+Late+Postpartum+Eclampsia+or+Hypertensive+Encephalopathy-A+Clinical+Dilemma&rft.creator=Shakuntala%2C+PN&rft.creator=Isaac%2C+P&rft.creator=Rashmi%2C+N&rft.creator=Appaiah%2C+N&rft.creator=Thomas%2C+M&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Posterior+Reversible+Encephalopathy+Syndrome+(PRES)+refers+to+a+clinic-radiologic+diagnosis.+Clinically+it+is+characterized+by+non+specific+symptoms+such+as+headache%2C+confusion%2C+visual+disturbances+and+seizures.+The+radiological+findings+in+PRES+are+thought+to+be+due+to+vasogenic+oedema%2C+predominantly+in+the+posterior+cerebral+hemispheres%2C+and+are+reversible+with+appropriate+management.+We+report+a+case+of+reversible+encephalopathy+diagnosed+by+MRI+scan+occurring+in+atypical+areas+like+the+caudate+and+lentiform+nuclei+of+the+brain+following+an+uneventful+lower+segment+caesarean+section+in+a+normotensive+patient%2C+who+was+successfully+treated+with+antihypertensives%2C+anticonvulsants+and+supportive+treatment.+The+differential+diagnosis+of+convulsions+in+the+post-partum+period+is+discussed.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8885%2F1%2F2012-1-20.pdf&rft.identifier=++Shakuntala%2C+PN+and+Isaac%2C+P+and+Rashmi%2C+N+and+Appaiah%2C+N+and+Thomas%2C+M++(2012)+A+Rare+Case+of+Reversible+Encephalopathy+Syndrome+Accompanying+Late+Postpartum+Eclampsia+or+Hypertensive+Encephalopathy-A+Clinical+Dilemma.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8885%2F