POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME

Course overview

POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME (PRES) IS A NEUROLOGIC DISORDER IN WHICH A PERSON PRESENTS WITH VISUAL DISTURBANCE, SEIZURE, HEADACHES, AND ALTERED MENTATION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION, ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT, PROGNOSIS, AND COMPLICATIONS OF PRES. THIS ARTICLE ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN RECOGNIZING AND TREATING PRES PROMPTLY TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE, AND OUTCOMES.