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A patient with longterm severe hypertension develops progressive dementia.CTscan of head demonstrates a diffuse loss of deep hemispheric white matter.which of the following terms best describes the pathologic process?


A. Anemic infarcts

B Haemorrhagic infarcts

C Hypertensive encephalopathy

D Lacunae

E Subcortical Leukoencephalopathy


  #2

E,

diffuse pathology of white matter suggests Binswanger Disease?

  #3

watz the ans sridevi? i too think its E

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  #4

E. as sigmadx said it's Binswanger(HTn, multiple lacunar..subcortical demyelination with cortical sparing)







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