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Table 1 Previous reports PRES after blood transfusion and our case

From: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with extensive cytotoxic edema after blood transfusion: a case report and literature review

Patient No.

Age/Sex

Cause of anemia

Course of anemia

Hb(g/dl) pre/post BT

Volume of BT (ml)

Symptom onset after BT (days)

Clinical finding

Lesion distribution

Cytotoxic edema

Vasoconstriction

Hypertension

Sequelae

Reference

1

45/F

Myoma uteri

Chronic

2.0/10.0

800

2

S, H

AC, PC

No

Yes

Yes

None

6

2

48/F

Myoma uteri

Chronic

3.0/8.0

1000

6

E, S, F

AC, DS

No

Yes

No

None

7

3

47/F

Aplastic anemia

Chronic

1.5/10.9

NR

7

E, S, H, V

PC

No

Yes

No

None

8

4

58/F

Cancer surgery

NR

7.7/10.9

1400

9

E, S

PC

No

No

Yes

E

9

5

77/F

Cancer surgery

Acute

9.2/13.3

2800

18

E, S

PC

No

No

Yes

None

9

6

32/F

Myoma uteri

Chronic

5.7/12.5

1600

5

H

PC

No

Yes

No

None

10

7

11/M

Iron deficiency anemia

NR

NR/NR

NR

NR

S, V

AC, PC

No

No

No

None

11

8

42/F

Renal failure

Chronic

5.7/11.7

400

6

S, H, V

PC

No

Yes

No

None

12

9

56/F

Corpus uteri cancer

Chronic

2.0/9.2

2000

6

E, S, V

PC

No

No

Yes

None

13

10

28/F

Aplastic anemia

Chronic

3.2/9.6

1640

8

H, V

AC, PC

No

No

No

None

14

11

57/F

Iron deficiency anemia

Chronic

2.0/10.0

1120

10

S, H

AC, PC

No

No

Yes

None

14

12

50/F

Hypermenorrhea

Chronic

1.5/NR

3000

NR

S, H

AC, PC

No

Yes

Yes

None

15

13

46/F

Myoma uteri

Chronic

1.4/NR

2500

15

H, V

AC, PC

Yes

Yes

Yes

None

15

14

36/F

Hypermenorrhea

Chronic

1.4/11.3

1120

12

E, S

AC, PC, DS

No

No

No

V, F

16

15

6/F

Thalassemia

NR

4.8/NR

280

2

E, H

PC

No

No

No

None

17

16

36/F

Myoma uteri

Chronic

1.7/8.8

560

2

E, S, H, V

AC, PC

No

No

Yes

None

18

17

45/F

Renal failure

Chronic

3.4/7.9

800

4

H, V

AC, PC

No

Yes

No

None

19

18

47/F

Renal failure

Chronic

3.0/10.4

750

NR

S, H, V

PC

No

Yes

No

None

19

19

40/F

Hypermenorrhea

Chronic

3.1/8.6

840

4

S, H, V, F

AC, PC

No

No

No

None

20

20

35/F

Abortion

NR

3.4/13.8

700

10

S

AC, PC

No

No

No

None

21

21

75/F

Gastrointesional bleeding

Subacute

2.9/8.9

560

1

E, V

AC, PC, DS

Yes

No

No

V

Our case

  1. Abbreviations: PRES posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, NR not reported, Hb hemoglobin, BT blood transfusion, E encephalopathy, S seizure, H headache, V visual disturbance, F focal deficit, AC anterior circulation, PC posterior circulation, DS deep structure