[Cerebral circulation in chronic hypertensive encephalopathy].

Klinicheskaia Meditsina
|February 11, 2010
PubMed
Summary

Hypertensive encephalopathy (HE) impairs cerebral blood flow, particularly in deeper brain areas. This study shows reduced blood flow in major cerebral arteries and altered cortical blood flow, correlating with HE severity.

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