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This typically causes increased pressure inside the skull. Older people may have headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary incontinence, personality changes, or mental impairment. In babies, it may be seen as a rapid increase in head size. Other symptoms may include vomiting, sleepiness, seizures, and downward pointing of the eyes. [1]
Incidence is estimated to 0.3–3% in patients older than 60 years and raising with older age. [38] Its prevalence is reported to be less than 1% in persons under the age of 65, and up to 3% for persons aged 65 or older. No difference in incidence is seen between men and women or amongst differing ethnicities.
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The condition usually first occurs between 20 and 40 years of age. [2] Men are affected about four times more often than women. [5] Cluster headaches are named for the occurrence of groups of headache attacks (clusters). [1] They have also been referred to as "suicide headaches". [2]
A small percentage of people may require surgery to relieve the pressure. [2] About 2 per 100,000 people are newly affected per year. [4] The condition most commonly affects women aged 20–50. [2] Women are affected about 20 times more often than men. [2] The condition was first described in 1897. [1]
PRES usually has an acute onset. Most people with PRES experience headaches and seizures; many also experience visual changes, confusion, drowsiness, weakness of the arm and/or leg on one side of the body (hemiplegia), difficulty speaking, or, more rarely, other neurological symptoms. Some people with PRES may experience coma. [2]
Hypertensive encephalopathy (HE) is general brain dysfunction due to significantly high blood pressure. [3] Symptoms may include headache, vomiting, trouble with balance, and confusion. [1] Onset is generally sudden. [1] Complications can include seizures, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, and bleeding in the back of the eye. [1] [3]
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