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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: an atypical case

This patient was diagnosed as PRES on MRI brain but was normotensive and was not on any medication but still developed features of PRES. Seven-year-old female child came in the emergency department with GTCS and was treated as a case of status epileptics. Patient was normotensive, febrile and was not on any medication. Patient was investigated for seizure disorder and found to have PRES on MRI brain, hence treated for the same symptomatically and was discharged on anticonvulsants. Patient had seizures but was normotensive and not on any other cytotoxic medication with MRI brain showing PRES like presentation, so patient was labelled with diagnosis of PRES and was discharged on anti-convulsant.