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Nervous System Diseases > Central Nervous System Diseases > Brain Diseases > Intracranial Hypertension > Hypertensive Encephalopathy

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Hypertensive Encephalopathy  

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Entry terms

  • Encephalopathy, Hypertensive

Scope note

  • Brain dysfunction or damage resulting from sustained MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION. When BLOOD PRESSURE exceeds the limits of cerebral autoregulation, cerebral blood flow is impaired (BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING; SEIZURES; altered mental status (in some cases progressing to COMA); PAPILLEDEMA; and RETINAL HEMORRHAGE.

History note

  • 2000

In other languages

  • hypertensiivinen aivosairaus

    Finnish

  • encephalopathia hypertensiva
  • hypertensiivinen aivosairaus (enkefalopatia)
  • hypertensiivinen enkefalopatia
  • hypertensiv encefalopati
  • korkeaan verenpaineeseen liittyvä aivosairaus
  • verenpainetautiin liittyvä aivosairaus
  • Blodtrycksutlöst encefalopati

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020343

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