Open AccessHypertensive emergency and seizures in a 30‐year‐old man with anti–glomerular basement membrane disease
Author(s) -
Mascola Michael,
Karmali Rehan,
Mathews Joshua,
Obligado Sergio
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3361
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertensive encephalopathy , blood pressure , glomerular basement membrane , posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome , complication , disease , basement membrane , emergency department , epilepsy , anesthesia , cardiology , intensive care medicine , pathology , glomerulonephritis , magnetic resonance imaging , kidney , radiology , psychiatry
Abstract Anti–glomerular basement membrane disease can rapidly lead to renal failure and blood pressure dysregulation. A rare complication is hypertensive encephalopathy in the form of seizures. Patients who have a negative initial seizure workup should have an MRI. These patients need tight blood pressure control and monitoring to prevent future seizures.