Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): Is DWI a prognosis factor?

Introduction: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity with typical MR imaging showing a white matter vasogenic edema predominantly affecting the occipital and parietal lobes of the brain. The aim of this article is evaluated the importance of DWI as a prognosis factor in patients with PRES.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed data from 70 patients with PRES (35 with restricted DWI and 35 with no DWI abnormalities), that were admitted to Hospital São Lucas-PUCRS.

Clinical features of multiple sclerosis in the south of Brazil: a partial analysis.

Unlabelled: There are no published studies on the characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients from the south of Brazil.

Objective: To identify the clinical features of a series of MS patients and to compare to other Brazilian series.

Method: Retrospective study with 67 patients followed in The MS Reference Center - RS, Brazil during the year of 2008.