Primary hypertension-induced cerebellar encephalopathy causing obstructive hydrocephalus: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1307-1311

  Verrees, Meg ^a   Fernandes Filho, Jose Americo ^a   Suarez, Jose I ^a   Ratcheson, Robert A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral autoregulation; Encephalopathy; Leukoencephalopathy; Obstructive hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; HYDRALAZINE; MANNITOL; METOPROLOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DRAIN; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037850046     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.6.1307     Document Type: Article

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