Clinical characteristics of hypertensive encephalopathy in the perimenopausal period

To study correlations between symptoms of hypertensive encephalopathy (HE), structural MRI changes of the brain and affective disorders in the perimenopausal period. A study included 150 women who have been through natural menopause (group 1) and 100 women in the premenopausal (group 2). Somatic and...

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Published inZhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova Vol. 114; no. 6; p. 74
Main Authors Chichanovskaia, L V, Solov'eva, A V, Kolbasnikov, S V, Bakhareva, O N, Briantseva, V M, Sergeeva, E N
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 2014
Subjects
Anxiety - complications
Anxiety - diagnosis
Depression - complications
Depression - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Hypertensive Encephalopathy - complications
Hypertensive Encephalopathy - diagnosis
Hypertensive Encephalopathy - psychology
Middle Aged
Postmenopause
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Summary:To study correlations between symptoms of hypertensive encephalopathy (HE), structural MRI changes of the brain and affective disorders in the perimenopausal period. A study included 150 women who have been through natural menopause (group 1) and 100 women in the premenopausal (group 2). Somatic and neurological examination, MRI and psychometric scales for anxiety and depression were used. Women with hypertensive encephalopathy in the postmenopausal period had signs of persistent psycho-emotional disorders (higher anxiety, depression of different severity) combined with structural changes in the brain, with their severity increasing with the progression of HE.
ISSN:1997-7298