Localized Lesions on MRI in a Case of Hypertensive Brainstem Encephalopathy
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Localized lesions on MRI in a case of hypertensive brainstem encephalopathy.
We report a case of hypertensive brainstem encephalopathy (HBE) with unusual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. A 67-year-old woman presented with high blood pressure and stupor as the only symptoms. MRI revealed lesions localized in the area from the upper medulla oblongata to the lower pons with high fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and T2-weighted signal intensity, but the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.44.1002