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Is headache at admission associated with higher rate of recent brain MRI injury during malignant hypertension crisis?

Journal of Human Hypertension volume 37, pages 241–243 (2023)Cite this article

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Reliable clinical signs associated with recent brain injuries during malignant hypertension crisis are lacking. In this single-center study we compared the prevalence of brain MRI injuries between fully asymptomatic patients and those with headache; we found no significant differences, suggesting that headache is not associated with recent brain injuries during malignant hypertension.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, JT, upon reasonable request.

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  1. Hypertension Excellence center, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France

    Jeremie Tillement, Antoine Cremer, Philippe Gosse, Julien Doublet & Romain Boulestreau

  2. Stroke Center, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France

    Ludovic Lucas & Igor Sibon

  3. Pau Hospital, Pau, France

    Romain Boulestreau

  4. INI-CRCT Network, Bordeaux, France

    Romain Boulestreau

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JT: data analysis, article redaction and submission, LL: collecting data, AC, JD, PG, RB: patients recruitment, IS: MRI interpretation, RB: initiation of this study, data analysis, results interpretation.

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Tillement, J., Lucas, L., Cremer, A. et al. Is headache at admission associated with higher rate of recent brain MRI injury during malignant hypertension crisis?. J Hum Hypertens 37, 241–243 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-022-00779-6

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