Reversible Obstructive Hydrocephalus from Hypertensive Encephalopathy: A Condition that Neurosurgeons Must Know Hidrocefalia obstrutiva reversível secundária a encefalopatia hipertensiva: uma condição que o neurocirurgião deve conhecer
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1Medical Resident, DepartmentofNeurosurgery, Paulista School ofMedicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Neurologist, Head of Emergency Department of Neurology, Paulista School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, São Paulo School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 4Radiologist, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, São Paulo School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 5Radiologist, Head of Neuroradiology Sector, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Paulista School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 6Professor of Radiology, Head of Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Paulista School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 7Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Paulista School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 8Neurosurgeon, Head of Emergency Department of Neurology, Paulista School of Medicine, Unifesp, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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