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Hypertensive encephalopathy: optic disc edema

Fundoscopy demonstrating bilateral disc edema, scattered cotton-wool spots, and AV-knicking consistent with hypertensive retinopathy in a patient who presented with hypertension and seizure. MRI for this patient demonstrated posterior vasogenic edema, suggesting that visual complaints were multifactorial both from retinal pathology and cerebral pathology. (Contributed by Dr. Catherine Albin.)

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