Korean Journal of Nephrology 2001;20(1):127-131.

증례 : 혈액투석 중인 만성 신부전 환자에서 발생한 Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (A Case of Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in Patient with Chronic Renal Failure)

구영선(Young Sun Koo),김도희(Do Hee Kim),장윤경(Yoon Kyung Chang),양종오(Jong Oh Yang),강민규(Min Gyu Kang),황평주(Pyeong Joo Hwang),송창준(Chang June Song),이강욱(Kang Wook Lee),신영태(Young Tai Shin)

Abstract

A Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome(RPLS) consists of neurologic symptoms and signs - headache, consciousness change, seizure, visual impairment - and brain imaging finding showing brain(espicially white matter) edema usually involving the posteior parietal-temporal-occipital areas. The causes are thought to be hypertensive encephalopathy, preeclampsia or eclampsia, renal failure with fluid overload and immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporin A or FK506. RPLS may usually reversible if treated early by decreasing blood pressure and discontinuing offending drugs. A 23-year- old man had been hemodialyzed with chronic renal failure for two years. His blood pressure elevated to 240/150mmHg 3 days before admission and he complained of severe headache, vomiting, and total visual loss at the day of admission. Brain T2-weighted MRI imaging showed increased signal intensity involving the both parietal, posterior temporal, and occipital lobes. After antihypertensive and dexamethason treatment, a follow-up brain MRI performed on 7 days after admission showed nearly normalized findings and all symptoms including visual loss were recovered completely in one week.