title: [Hypertension with neurologic manifestations caused by an enlarged prostate].
abstract: A 74-year-old man suffering from hypertension had transient loss of strength in his left arm and leg. His severe hypertensive spells were caused by high-pressure chronic bladder retention. The patient had benign hyperplasia of the prostate for which transvesical enucleation was performed. The blood pressure then returned to normal. The transient neurological deficits had probably been caused by the abrupt blood pressure changes. In older male patients the possibility of this reversible cause of hypertension should be kept in mind.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde, Ikazia Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam.
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Bonapart
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nienhuis
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gravendijk
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jonkman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dees
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000150:complications*; D014563:Urodynamics
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen
vernacular_title: Hypertensie met cerebrale uitvalsverschijnselen veroorzaakt door prostatisme.