Research Article

Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Table 6

The cause and the time of death.

PatientPrimary diseaseDeath causeDeath time after onset (month)

1SLEHeart failure27
2SLEProgression19
3SLEProgression9
4SLEProgression2
5SLEHeart failure0.5
6SLELung infection20
7SLEProgression0.25
8SLEProgression27
9SLEProgression0.25
10SLELung infection3
11Cervical operationLung infection2
12Abdominal aneurysm operationOperation again53
13Caesarean section(with Guillain-Barre’s syndrome)Lung infection2
14Hemophagocytic syndromeProgression2
15Polycystic kidneyLung infection6
16Hemophagocytic syndromeProgression4