J Korean Neurol Assoc.
2013 Nov;31(4):270-272.
Cyclosporine-Induced Posterior Reversible Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome With Reduced Cerebral Perfusion
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University Graduate School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. chohj75@gmail.com
Abstract
- Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRLS) is a disorder that is characterized by reversible white-matter edema affecting the posterior regions of the brain. There are rare cases in which cyclosporine has been cited as a medication responsible for PRLS, which causes hypoperfused ischemia by endothelial injury and vasoconstriction, with resultant vasogenic edema. A PRLS patient in whom the condition was induced by cyclosporine is described herein. Perfusion computed tomography revealed a clinically relevant hypoperfused area, including the zones of vasogenic edema.