my presentation
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My PRESentation. Dr Luke Williamson. Mrs K61 years old. Confusion Twitching Headache Nausea Conscious collapse. What else would you like to know?. History. No further Hx from patient No collateral Hx Patient notes Medical admission 10/7 ago - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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My PRESentation
Dr Luke Williamson
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Mrs K 61 years old
• Confusion
• Twitching
• Headache
• Nausea
• Conscious collapse
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What else would you like to know?
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History
• No further Hx from patient• No collateral Hx• Patient notes– Medical admission 10/7 ago– Confusion, headache, nausea, generally unwell– ? Aseptic meningo-encephalitis– Acute Kidney Injury– Sent home on oral antibiotics
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What next?
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Obs
• BP: 206/80
• HR: 53
• SpO2: 97% RA
• RR: 16
• T: 35.9oC
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GCS
• E:4
• V:4
• M:6
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Examination
• CVS: NAD
• Resp: NAD
• Abdo: NAD
• Neuro…
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Eyes
• PEARL
• Deviated left gaze
• Unable to fixate
• No reaction to visual confrontation
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Upper Limbs
• Bilateral myoclonic jerks• Power: 5/5 all muscle groups• Tone: normal• Reflexes: normal• Sensation: grossly normal• Coordination: unable to finger-nose point
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Lower limbs
• Tone – hypertonic, sustained clonus bilaterally
• Reflexes – hyperreflexic bilaterally
• Plantars: downgoing
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And then…
• Generalised tonic-clonic seizure– Terminated with 1mg clonazepam
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Investigations
• Bloods – pending• ECG: sinus bradycardia• CXR: NAD• CT Brain…
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CT Brain
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Differential Diagnosis
• Haemorrhage
• Infarction
• Infection
• Something else?
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Who ya’ gonna call?
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Neurology
• ? PRES
• Lower BP
• Give clonazepam
• Admit patient
• Needs MRI
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ICU
• We’ll take the patient!– Arterial line– IV sodium nitroprusside
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MRI
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Outcome
• Posterior Reversible Encephalophathy Syndrome
• Symptoms resolved with control of BP
• Discharged once well
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PRES
• Clinicoradiological entity
– Combination of clinical and MRI findings
– Data come from retrospective case series
– Global incidence unknown
– Mean age 39-47
– Females > males
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Clinical Features
• Consciousness impairment (26-94%)
• Seizure activity (71-92%)
• Acute hypertension (67-80%)
• Headaches (26-53%)
• Visual abnormalities (26-53%)
• Nausea/vomiting (26-53%)
• Focal neurological signs (3-17%)
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Acute Hypertension
• N.B. Acute hypertension is associated with PRES
• However, it is not associated with the intensity of clinico-radiological manifestations nor severity of PRES
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Radiological Features (MRI - FLAIR)
• Bilateral (69-100%)• Confluent (13-23%)• Posterior>anterior (22-93%)• Occipital (93-99%)• Parietal (50-99%)
• CT – hypodensities in a suggestive topographic distribution can suggest PRES
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Pathophysiology
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Pathophysiology
• Cerebral Vasogenic Oedema• Leaky blood brain barrier
• Two conflicting theories• Hyperperfusion – hypertension as feature• Hypoperfusion – SPECT 99mTc-HMPAO imaging
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Reverse The Encephalopathy
• Toxins– Cytotoxic agents– Anti-angiogenic agents– Immunomodulatory cytokines– Immunosuppressive agents– Miscellaneous
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Other causes
• Hypertension
• Sepsis
• Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
• Autoimmune disease
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Investigations
• Early diagnosis – clinical suspicion• MRI• EEG• Mg2+• Consider LP• Consider toxicological screen• Look for PRES-associated conditions
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Management
• Involve ICU
• Antiepileptic treatment as required
• Blood pressure control as required– Decrease MAP by 20-25% in 1st 2 hours– Aim for BP 160/100mmHG within 6 hours
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Correct the underlying cause
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Summary
• Potentially reversible condition
• Combination of clinical and radiological findings
• Involve ICU
• Find and treat the underlying cause