Upward transtentorial herniation, hydrocephalus, and cerebellar edema in hypertensive encephalopathy: Case report and literature review

Neurologist

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-175

  Adamson, David C ^a   Dimitrov, Dragan F ^a   Bronec, Peter R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Posterior fossa edema

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANASTOMOSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SOMNOLENCE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DIURETICS; ENCEPHALOCELE; FUROSEMIDE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 18444390917     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nrl.0000159982.63592.9f     Document Type: Review

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