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Hypertensive encephalopathy
Pramit Phal1, Maurice Molan, Ian Clare
1Department of Radiology, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. pphal@iprimus.com.au
Australasian Radiology
|August 28, 2002
Abstract:
The case report of a patient with hypertensive encephalopathy is presented here. The findings of reversible bilateral thalamic changes on T2-weighted MR imaging is an atypical manifestation of the reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS), which is the neuroradiological correlate of hypertensive encephalopathy. The importance of prompt and accurate diagnosis of hypertensive encephalopathy / RPLS is stressed.