Publications by authors named "Sandhya Shanthosh Kumar"

Primary adrenal insufficiency leads to the decreased production of cortisol and aldosterone. Patients develop an electrolyte imbalance, which can be severe and life-threatening. It is more common in women, usually between the second and fourth decades.

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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a reversible neurological syndrome characterized by headache, seizures, altered mental status, and visual abnormalities, in association with the characteristic bilateral white matter abnormalities in the posterior cerebral hemispheres. As the name suggests, it is typically reversible with clinical recovery within a few days, while the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities resolve much more slowly. We present a 78-year-old female with a known diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis (PMF), on ruxolitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and 2 inhibitor, presenting with altered mental status.

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