Neuroimaging of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Associated With COVID-19: Two Case Reports

Antonio Júnior, G. L.^1*, Hilanne Aquino, L. A.², July Machado, R. M.², Pablo Coimbra, P. A.², Clarissa Albuquerque, P.², Laura Gomes, V. M.³ & Nina Abreu, M. P.²

¹Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
²Radiology Unit, Hospital Antonio Prudente, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
³UniRV, Goianésia, GO, Brazil

Dr. Antonio Júnior, G. L., Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Keywords: Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome; Coronavirus Infections; Diagnostic Imaging; Radiology; Case Report

Abstract

Background
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) is a clinical-radiological entity associated with several image presentations and a series of clinical conditions.
Case Presentation
We report two cases of a 60-years-old man and a 25-years-old woman, both with COVID-19 infection, who developed PRES, with neurologic damage by SARS-Cov-2.
Conclusion
The immediate diagnosis and the initiation of treatment of the underlying disease in an appropriate way allow a better prognosis. Sectional imaging methods allow the evaluation of PRES, specially MRI.

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