Isolated Brainstem Involvement in a Patient with Hypertensive Encephalopathy

Hypertensive encephalopathy typically presents with headache, confusion, and bilateral parietooccipital vasogenic edema. Brainstem edema in hypertensive encephalopathy usually occurs in association with typical supratentorial parieto-occipital changes and is usually asymptomatic. We report here a pa...

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Main Authors: Y. Osman, Y. Z. Imam, K. Salem, H. Al-Hail, B. Uthman, D. Deleu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/540947