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Medical Definition of Hypertensive encephalopathy
1. A metabolic encephalopathy caused by diffuse cerebral oedema; follows an abrupt elevation of blood pressure in a long-term hypertensive patient. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. A metabolic encephalopathy caused by diffuse cerebral oedema; follows an abrupt elevation of blood pressure in a long-term hypertensive patient. (05 Mar 2000)