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Instance: Hypertensive_encephalopathy

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CausesSignOrSymptom Nausea, Retinal_hemorrhage, Headache, Papilledema, Vomiting
CommonlyAccompaniedBy Sensory_disorders
CouldBeRelatedTo Cerebral_ischemia
Cui C0151620
Definition Brain dysfunction or damage resulting from sustained MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION. When BLOOD PRESSURE exceeds the limits of cerebral autoregulation, cerebral blood flow is impaired (BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Clinical manifestations include HEADACHE; NAUSEA; VOMITING; SEIZURES; altered mental status (in some cases progressing to COMA); PAPILLEDEMA; and RETINAL HEMORRHAGE. (MeSH)
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