A case of recurrent brain stem edema after surgical vascular decompression in a patient with
neurogenic hypertension is presented. The surgical treatment resulted in occlusion of the left …

MR imaging findings have been reported in only a few cases of severe arterial hypertension.
We report two cases of severe paroxysmal arterial hypertension associated with unusual …

According to the hypothesis of Jannetta, an arterial compression of the left root entry zone
(REZ) of cranial nerves IX and X by looping arteries could play an important role in the …

PURPOSE To determine the clinical usefulness of MR imaging to screen for vascular
compression of the lateral medulla, considered by some to be responsible for neurogenic …

Object. A possible relationship between neurovascular compression of the rostral
ventrolateral medulla oblongata (RVLM) and essential hypertension is investigated using a …

High blood pressure affects nearly 25% of the world's population, and is a major risk factor
for stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure, kidney failure, and aortic aneurysm. In 5 …

Vascular compression at the region of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) oblongata
was reported as a possible cause of hypertension. Seventyone patients with severe …

PURPOSE To investigate, using MR imaging, neurovascular compression at the
ventrolateral medulla oblongata in patients with essential hypertension. METHODS Thirty …

Although an extensive literature exists concerning essential arterial hypertension, the
primary etiology has been unclear. Arterial compression of the left lateral medulla oblongata …

Object. The authors designed a blinded prospective study comparing patients with essential
hypertension to patients without hypertension in which magnetic resonance (MR) imaging …