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Focal intracerebral oedema in hypertensive encephalopathy visualized by computerized tomographic scan
Author(s) -
JESPERSEN C. M.,
RASMUSSEN D.,
HENNILD V.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.625
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1365-2796
pISSN - 0954-6820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2796.1989.tb00093.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertensive encephalopathy , computed tomographic , encephalopathy , radiology , brain edema , nuclear medicine , computed tomography , pathology , blood pressure
. A previously healthy man was admitted due to a severe rise in the arterial blood pressure. The patient was found confused and drowsy, but the neurological investigation was otherwise normal. A computerized tomographic scan of cerebrum showed widespread areas of diminished density in the brain. After normalization of the arterial blood pressure, a new computerized tomographic scan did not show any pathological enhancement. The total regression of signs and symptoms after the normalization of the blood pressure support the assumption that a severe increase in blood pressure leads to formation of focal cerebral oedema.