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Descriptor
English
:
Hypertensive Encephalopathy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Encefalopatía Hipertensiva
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Encefalopatia Hipertensiva
Synonyms
English
:
Encephalopathy, Hypertensive
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.631.500
Definition
English
:
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.
See Related
English
:
Hypertension, Malignant
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34284
Unique Identifier:
D020343
Occurrence in VHL
:
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