Abstract:Predominant diffuse brainstem hypertensive encephalopathy is rare, especially in a patient with renal failure. Despite the severity of the neuroradiological findings, the clinical manifestations are mild. The radiological abnormalities resolved after blood pressure controlled. We report a patient with transient diffuse brainstem lesions on MRI. He had hypertension and renal failure. His neurological symptoms were disproportionately mild compared with the MRI features, which were of diffuse hyperintensities in … Show more
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