Unusual Reversible MR Signal Abnormalities In Hypertensive Encephalopathy : A Case Report
Hypertensive encephalopathy is an acute neurological emergency comprising of headache, seizures, visual disturbances and altered sensorium associated with elevated systemic blood pressure. We report a patient who suffered from two episodes of hypertensive encephalopathy secondary to primary renal d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
| Online Access: | http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2000;volume=3;issue=2;spage=73;epage=77;aulast=Nalini;type=0 |
| Summary: | Hypertensive encephalopathy is an acute neurological emergency comprising of headache, seizures, visual disturbances and altered sensorium associated with elevated systemic blood pressure. We report a patient who suffered from two episodes of hypertensive encephalopathy secondary to primary renal disease, with the unusual MRI features involving the cerebellar lobes secondary to hypertensive encephalopathy and subsequent resolution. |
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| ISSN: | 0972-2327 1998-3549 |