A case of hypertensive encephalopathy with prominent brainstem presentation

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-135

  Medici, E ^a   Arabi, S ^a   Sebastianelli, M ^a   Pirani, O ^a   Giaccaglini, E ^a  

^a Regina Elena Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Hypertension; Hypertensive encephalopathy; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; NAUSEA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; ARTERIOLES; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS; CONFUSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NAUSEA; PONS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 63749127524     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0018-x     Document Type: Article

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