• Clinical case reports · May 2019

    Case Reports

    Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome induced by nivolumab immunotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer.

    • Dohhyung Kim.
    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy Department of Internal Medicine Dankook University Hospital Dankook University College of Medicine Cheonan Korea.
    • Clin Case Rep. 2019 May 1; 7 (5): 935-938.

    AbstractPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurological syndrome characterized by vasogenic cerebral edema with predominantly posterior involvement. Uncontrolled severe hypertension and endothelial dysfunction have been implicated as two main mechanisms. Clinicians should notice the development of PRES in hypertensive patients accompanying neurological changes, such as impaired vision and consciousness.

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