MeSH definition : Brain dysfunction or damage resulting from sustained MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION. When
BLOOD PRESSURE exceeds the limits of cerebral autoregulation, cerebral blood flow
is impaired (BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING;
SEIZURES; altered mental status (in some cases progressing to COMA); PAPILLEDEMA;
and RETINAL HEMORRHAGE.;
MeSH synonym : encephalopathy, hypertensive;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertensive encephalopathy;
Brain dysfunction or damage resulting from sustained MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION. When
BLOOD PRESSURE exceeds the limits of cerebral autoregulation, cerebral blood flow
is impaired (BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING;
SEIZURES; altered mental status (in some cases progressing to COMA); PAPILLEDEMA;
and RETINAL HEMORRHAGE.