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[Hypertensive encephalopathy associated to repetitive seizures: case report].

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Five years old, female, who started with tonic-clonic seizures on the right side of the body, with vomits and unconsciousness. The patient had been hospitalized for eight times in the last sixty days because of seizures. At physical exam, she had a severe arterial hypertension (270/140 mmHg). The

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17-alpha hydroxylase deficiency with hypertensive encephalopathy, hypoglycemic seizures and adrenal insufficiency.

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Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in hypertensive encephalopathy: clues to pathogenesis.

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OBJECTIVE Hypertensive encephalopathy, a complex of cerebral disorders, including headache, seizures, visual disturbances, and other neurologic manifestations, is associated with a variety of conditions in which blood pressure rises acutely. It has been ascribed to either exuberant vasospasm with

[A case of hypertensive encephalopathy secondary to nephrotic syndrome].

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We reported a 15-year-old boy with hypertensive encephalopathy secondary to nephrotic syndrome (minimal change). Based on his clinical symptoms such as anasarca and oliguria, and laboratory data, he was diagnosed as having nephrotic syndrome, and treated with corticosteroid. On the 6th days of

Seizure and coma secondary to Conn's syndrome: a case report

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Background: Conn's syndrome is a curable condition if identified properly. It is characterized by autonomous secretion of aldosterone from the adrenal gland cortex. Its morbidity is related to the increased risk of cardiovascular

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Secondary to Hypertensive Encephalopathy Brought on by a MAO Inhibitor: A Case Report.

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An elderly woman was admitted to the Family Medicine inpatient service for altered mental status after being brought to the emergency room by a concerned neighbor, who had come across the patient speaking incoherently. Initial evaluation was notable for elevated blood pressures, but extensive lab

Management of hypertensive encephalopathy.

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The hypertensive encephalopathy is a syndrome consisting of a sudden elevation of arterial pressure usually preceded by severe headache and followed by convulsions, coma or a variety of transitory cerebral phenomena. The syndrome may complicate acute glomerulonephritis, toxemia of pregnancy and

Hypertensive encephalopathy: complication in children treated for myeloproliferative disorders--report of three cases.

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We routinely perform echo-planar diffusion-weighted sequences in all brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies. When three children undergoing chemotherapy for acute leukemia presented with seizures, conventional MR images demonstrated what appeared to be acute, posterior, parasagittal infarcts.

Acute and chronic hypertensive headache and hypertensive encephalopathy.

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Three patients are described who experienced headache from hypertension: one had acute headache from acute hypertension, one had daily, morning headaches from chronic hypertension, and one had acute headache with generalized tonic-clonic seizure from hypertensive encephalopathy. The presumed

Factors influencing the development of hypertensive encephalopathy in acute glomerulonephritis.

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The factors influencing the development of electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities and hypertensive encephalopathy were studied in 31 children with acute glomerulonephritis and hypertension. Based on the degree of background slowing on the EEG, they were divided into 2 groups: group 1 had a

Resolution of hypertensive encephalopathy and scleroderma renal crisis with an angiotensin receptor blocker.

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The use of an angiotensin II type-1 receptor blocker for scleroderma renal crisis is controversial. We describe a 46-year-old woman presenting with a seizure secondary to hypertensive encephalopathy as the initial manifestation of scleroderma renal crisis. She had complete resolution of end organ

Acute hypertensive encephalopathy in minimal change nephrotic syndrome.

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A 3-year-old child with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) developed an acute hypertensive encephalopathy characterized by coma, focal seizures, right hemiparesis, global aphasia and cortical blindness. Episodic hypertension and seizures persisted for 24 h despite intervention with

Seizures in haemodialysis patients treated with recombinant human erythropoietin.

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Administration of recombinant erythropoietin (r-HuEPO) is an effective treatment for the anaemia of chronic renal failure, but in some patients it has been accompanied by elevated blood pressure. This study focuses on seven patients with end-stage renal failure, managed on haemodialysis, who

Seizures in dialysis patients treated with recombinant erythropoietin. Review of the literature and guidelines for prevention.

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Anemia is one of the major limitations to rehabilitation in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) in the treatment of renal anemia is well established. Nevertheless, rHuEPO therapy has been associated with serious untoward effects.

[Cerebral lesions in acute arterial hypertension: the characteristic MRI in hypertensive encephalopathy].

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OBJECTIVE In the nine years since the posterior reversible (leuc) encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) was first described, a number of causes have been under discussion. These not only include arterial hypertension, i. e. hypertensive crises, but also various toxic substances, i. e. immunosuppressive or

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