CT diagnosis of hypertensive brainstem encephalopathy (HBE): A diagnostic challenge in the emergency department.
Hypertensive encephalopathy usually involves the posterior supratentorium, with uncommon involvement of the brainstem. We present a case of acute hypertensive encephalopathy of the brainstem diagnosed by means of CT. The brainstem was markedly hypodense, with no evidence of typical concomitant parieto-occipital involvement. The patient's symptoms and imaging findings improved after hypertension had been controlled.
Pantelis
P
Kraniotis
Petros
P
Zampakis
Christina
C
Kalogeropoulou
Pantelitsa
P
Kalliakmani
Theodore
T
Petsas
CT, computed tomography; HBE, hypertensive brainstem encephalopathy