BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Posterior reversible @entity75 syndrome is a clinicoradiologic entity with typical MR imaging showing predominant vasogenic and occasional @entity2657 . It is unclear whether MR imaging correlates with levels of serum albumin. We determined potential risk factors for development of @entity2657 in posterior reversible @entity75 syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-nine cases with typical clinical symptoms and characteristic neuroradiologic findings conformed to posterior reversible @entity75 syndrome diagnostic criteria and were included in this study. FLAIR, DWI, and ADC maps were interpreted to evaluate the severity and type of @entity4 . MR imaging was correlated with the levels of serum albumin, and @entity2657 was compared with the location and severity of @entity2657 . RESULTS: Pure vasogenic @entity4 was found in 53 cases (67.09%), and vasogenic @entity4 complicated with cytotoxic components, in 26 @entity1 (32.91%). There was no difference in serum albumin levels between @entity1 with cytotoxic components and those with vasogenic @entity4 (P = .983). There was a significant difference in the @entity4 scale scores between @entity1 with @entity2657 and those with vasogenic @entity4 (P = .006). The percentage of @entity2657 located in the area with higher scale scores of @entity4 was significantly larger than that in areas with lower scale scores of @entity4 (P = .002). CONCLUSIONS: Serum albumin may contribute to the development of @entity4 in PRES but is not a decisive factor for @entity4 type. @entity2657 in posterior reversible @entity75 syndrome is probably related to regional decreased perfusion and arteriolopathy. Further work should be undertaken to discover the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved.

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@entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['encephalopathy'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['edema'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2657 :: ('MESH:D001929', 'Disease') :: ['Cytotoxic edema', 'cytotoxic edema', 'brain edema']
@entity2657 :: (MESH:D001929,Disease) :: ['Cytotoxic Edema']
