Brainstem involvement in hypertensive encephalopathy - Clinical and radiological findings

被引：64

作者：

Cruz-Flores, S

Gondim, FDA

Leira, EC

机构：

[1] St Louis Univ, Sch Med, Souers Stroke Inst, Dept Neurol, St Louis, MO USA

[2] Vet Adm Hosp, Div Cochran, Neurol Serv, St Louis, MO USA

来源：

NEUROLOGY | 2004年 / 62卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1212/01.WNL.0000120668.73677.5F

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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

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摘要：

Predominant brainstem or cerebellar edema is rare in hypertensive encephalopathy and usually affects patients with secondary hypertension. Despite the severity of the radiologic findings, clinical features of brainstem involvement are uncommon. The authors report the clinical and radiologic features of two patients.

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