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Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy after cyanamide overdose
Leucoencefalopatía posterior reversible tras sobredosis de carbimida
Y. Peñascoa,
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, A. González-Castroa, J.C. Rodríguez-Borregána, R. Sánchez-de la Torreb, A. González-Suárezb
a Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
b Departamento de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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scan showed occipital white matter hypodensity bilaterally&#44; predominantly affecting the left side&#46; An electroencephalography showed signs of moderate encephalopathy with no signs of epileptiform activity&#46; MRI findings confirmed the presence of vasogenic oedema associated with PRLS&#44; involving both occipital lobes with focal extension to the parietal and left frontal areas &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">We administered activated charcoal&#44; suspended cyanamide&#44; and continued with life support measures&#46; The patient progressed favourably&#44; fully recovering after 14 days&#46; Blood analysis and electroencephalography findings also normalised&#46; Furthermore&#44; the follow-up MRI scan confirmed the disappearance of the alterations observed at admission&#46; The patient subsequently admitted she had taken calcium cyanamide with suicidal intent and denied having consumed alcohol concomitantly&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Carbimide or calcium cyanamide is used for treating alcoholism as it causes aversion to alcohol by provoking aldehyde syndrome or the Antabuse effect&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;3</span></a> In the absence of alcohol consumption&#44; cyanamide is well tolerated at normal doses&#46; Although few cases are described in the literature&#44; overdose in the absence of alcohol consumption has been associated with kidney failure&#44; liver failure&#44; respiratory failure&#44; decreased level of consciousness&#44; and metabolic acidosis&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;3</span></a> In our case&#44; symptoms manifested after ingestion of cyanamide and no other associated factor could be identified&#46; Furthermore&#44; the patient explicitly denied having consumed alcohol concomitantly&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Our patient presented acute neurological impairment consisting of encephalopathy associated with cortical blindness&#46; The first CT scan was decisive in the diagnosis&#44; whereas the blood analysis findings did not explain the neurological symptoms&#46; The early MRI study enabled us to establish the diagnosis&#46;</p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">PRLS is characterised by subcortical vasogenic oedema in patients presenting acute neurological alterations&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1&#44;4&#44;5</span></a> Encephalopathy presents the typical symptoms&#44; from disorientation to deep coma&#46; Other reported symptoms are seizures&#44; visual alterations&#44; and headache&#46; Focal symptoms and signs of spinal cord involvement may manifest less frequently&#46;</p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Early diagnosis of the syndrome is difficult&#44; especially in emergency situations&#46; However&#44; PRLS should be suspected in cases in which neurological signs and the clinical context are compatible&#46; Imaging studies are essential for establishing an appropriate diagnostic approach&#46; Although some radiological signs of vasogenic cerebral oedema may be observed on CT images&#44; MRI studies better identify this type of lesion&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Causes associated with PRLS to date include acute changes in blood pressure&#44; acute kidney failure&#44; autoimmune diseases&#44; eclampsia and preeclampsia&#44; sepsis&#44; and administration of certain drugs&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1&#44;4&#44;5</span></a> In the case of this patient&#44; we did not identify any factor previously associated with this disease&#46;</p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Prognosis is generally favourable&#46; Between 75&#37; and 90&#37; of patients achieve full recovery during the first weeks&#46; Sequelae reported in the literature include intracranial haemorrhage&#44; hydrocephalus&#44; and intracranial hypertension&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> Fatal cases directly associated with the condition have also been described&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a></p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Diagnosis of PRLS is based on clinical and radiological findings and a compatible clinical context&#46; 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