Hypertensive Encephalopathy [hypertenzní encefalopatie]
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- Terms
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Encephalopathy, Hypertensive
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D020343
Definition
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.
- DUI
- D020343 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0328335
- Previous indexing
- Hypertension/complications (1966-1999)
- History note
- 2000
- Public note
- 2000
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced 1
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 3
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 9
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 1
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 4
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 1
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 7
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology
- PP
- physiopathology 1
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 2
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
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Diseases