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An unusual case of hypertensive encephalopathy.
Seneviratne, Janaka; Brotchie, Peter; Gates, Peter; Talman, Paul.
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  • Seneviratne J; Department of Neurosciences, Geelong hospital, Victoria, Australia.
J Clin Neurosci ; 12(3): 323-6, 2005 Apr.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15851096
This case report describes a 59-year-old male who presented with headaches, seizures and hypertension followed by coma. Initial magnetic resonance imaging showed T2 hyperintensities typical of Hypertensive Encephalopathy (HE), the follow up scans showed diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) hyperintensities which is a rare finding in HE. DWI hyperintensities are typically suggestive of areas of cytotoxic damage, and the presence of these changes makes this case unusual, since the pathogenesis of HE is usually due to vasogenic oedema rather than cytotoxic damage of the brain tissue.
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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Encefalopatía Hipertensiva Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Neurosci Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia
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Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Encefalopatía Hipertensiva Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies Límite: Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Revista: J Clin Neurosci Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia