An unsual finding of brain magnetic resonance imaging in a hypertensive patient

Ngow, Harris Abdullah and Wan Khairina, Wan Mohd Nowalid and Hamidon, Bin Basri (2009) An unsual finding of brain magnetic resonance imaging in a hypertensive patient. Neurology international, 1 (e3). pp. 7-9. ISSN 2035-8385

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Abstract

Brain edema in patients with hypertensive encephalopathy frequently affects the parietooccipital white matter. Hypertensive encephalopathy is thus included as a differential diagnosis in reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome. Diffuse white matter involvement rarely occurs. We report a 41-year old woman with hypertensive encephalopathy with diffuse and non-enhancing white matter hyper-intensities throughout the whole brain on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These hyperintensities spared the grey matter on T2-weighted and FLAIR sequence. These unusual finding on brain MRI was attributed to severe vasogenic cerebral edema resulting from accelerated hypertension.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4393/5197
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cerebral edema, Vasogenic, Hypertensive encephalopathy, Magnetic resonance imaging, Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine
Depositing User:	Associate Professor Dr Harris Ngow Abdullah
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2011 15:38
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2011 15:38
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/5197

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