Leucoencefalopatia posterior reversivel: relato de 2 casos

• Autor(a) principal: Borges, Paula Spinassé
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Duarte, Shaytner Campos, de Barros Lemos, Lara Vianna, Buchaul, Cinthya de Azevedo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
• Texto Completo: https://www.fmc.br/ojs/index.php/RCFMC/article/view/78
• topic: Leucoencefalopatia posterior reversível; Hipertensão; Perda visual; Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy; Hypertension; Visual loss

A reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy (LEPR) is characterized by headache, vomiting, cognitive impairment, seizures, and visual loss, including cortical blindness. This syndrome is the result of capillary leak and acute rupture of the blood-brain barrier. The LEPR is viewed in some clinical conditions, the main ones are: abrupt hypertension and immunosuppression. Diagnosis is made by clinical and neuroradiological. The disease is considered benign, if diagnosis and early treatment are due to its potential reversibility. The goal was to write two cases of LEPR, analyzing the clinical manifestations in order to make a comparative discussion of the signs / symptoms frequently and encourage the importance of early diagnosis of this disease. Descriptive study was conducted based on data from medical records of two patients admitted to the Hospital Escola Álvaro Alvim - Campos dos Goytacazes - RJ. Regarding symptoms described by patients despite some variability, both showed a cognitive impairment and abrupt vision loss. This is a disease of recent knowledge and its diagnosis is critical for proper approach, promoting lower morbidity for the patient.