[Hypertensive encephalopathy: contribution of magnetic resonance].
We report a patient with hypertensive encephalopathy and we analyze his clinical and neurological imaging peculiarities. Computed tomography showed hypodense corticosubcortical lesions, whereas magnetic resonance scan disclosed extensive, wholly reversible enhanced signal lesions due to cerebral edema.
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Hospital Provincial, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña.
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Encefalopatía hipertensiva: aportación de la resonancia magnética.