Case Report

Isolated Brainstem Involvement in a Patient with Hypertensive Encephalopathy

Table 1


Patient’s valueNormal range

Blood sugar27 mmol/L3.3–6 mmol/L
Chloride92 mmol/L96–110 mmol/L
Potassium 5 mmol/L3.6–5.1 mmol/L
Sodium 129 mmol/L135–145 mmol/L
Urea nitrogen 29.1 mmol/L1.7–8.3 mmol/L
Creatinine 967 mmol/L62–124 mmol/L
Bicarbonate 19 mmol/L22–29 mmol/L
Osmolarity 317 os/kg275–295 mmol/L
Corrected Calcium 1.9 mmol/L2.1–2.6 mmol/L

Ketone bodies were not detected.