Table 2:

Categories and timing of PRES neurotoxicity

Toxicity CategoryNo. of PatientsSubgroupNo. of PatientsTime Point of PRES Relative to ‘Association’ Event
0–1 mos (# pts)1–4 mos (# pts)4–12 mos (# pts)> 12 mos (# pts)Not Known (# pts)
Cyclosporine/FK-506 toxicity49allo-BMT2616541
SOT205357
CsA only33
Postchemotherapy4431
Infection/sepsis/shock25Infection/Sepsis232111
Hemorrhagic Shock22
Eclampsia11Intrapartum33
Delayed88
Autoimmune111111
Miscellaneous666
Total10610656109823
  • Note:—# pts indicates number of patients; mos, months; SOT, solid organ transplant; CsA only, cyclosporine treatment in marrow diseases; PRES, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; allo-BMT, allogenic bone marrow transplantation.