Social vulnerability, medical care access and asthma related emergency department visits and hospitalization: An observational study.

Background: The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is a publicly available dataset to identify communities in greatest need of resources.

Objective: To examine the utility of using the county-level SVI as predictors of asthma-related outcomes.

Methods: We used the American Community Survey-derived SVI and the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network - Query Tool to retrieve data for all counties with available SVI data and at least one matched outcome of interest.

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Presenting Atypically as a Non-Convulsive Seizure.

BACKGROUND Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), also known as reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy, is a neurotoxic state with multiple etiologies characterized by altered mental state, headaches, visual abnormalities, and seizures. This clinico-radiological syndrome is rare, and a high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose, provide adequate treatment, and prevent irreversible neurological sequelae. CASE REPORT We present a case of a woman with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who presented with acute confusion and non-convulsive seizures and was later diagnosed with PRES.