1. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
- Author
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Balaj Rai, Vinit Joseph Gilvaz, and Robert M. Black
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Nausea ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Computed tomography ,Diagnosis, Differential ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Altered Mental Status ,Internal medicine ,Medical Illustration ,medicine ,Contrast (vision) ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Confusion ,media_common ,Aged ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Blood pressure ,Hypertension ,Cardiology ,Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Dyslipidemia - Abstract
A 70-year-old man with dyslipidemia and new-onset hypertension presented to the emergency room with nausea, fatigue, and confusion. His blood pressure was 148/87 mm Hg. Computed tomography (CT) without contrast was performed as part of the evaluation of his acute-onset altered mental status, and
- Published
- 2020