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hypertensive encephalopathy |
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hypertensive encephalopathy Etymology: Gk, hyper + L, tendere, to stretch; Gk, enkephalos, brain, pathos, disease a set of symptoms, including headache, lethary, vision changes, convulsions, and coma secondary to end organ damage from critically elevated systolic or diastolic blood pressure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The strength of our data is that we carefully excluded all patients who had a clear indication for hypertension treatment, such as those with hypertensive encephalopathy or other hypertensive emergencies. One effect of hypertension is known as acute hypertensive encephalopathy, a swelling of the brain and a short-circuiting of the nervous pathways. An acute rise in systemic blood pressure resulting in hypertensive encephalopathy is the most commonly reported etiology of PRES. |
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