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  • Title: Neurovascular compression at the left ventrolateral medulla as an etiological factor for arterial hypertension.
    Author: Säglitz SA, Gaab MR, Assaf JA, Naraghi R, Kleineberg B.
    Journal: Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes; 1997; 105 Suppl 2():9-11. PubMed ID: 9288533.
    Abstract:
    Clinical studies by Jannetta and others implicated that arterial compression of the root entry zone (REZ) of cranial nerves IX and X at the left ventrolateral medulla may represent an etiological factor for arterial hypertension. Positive therapeutic outcomes with reduction of hypertension in 42 of Jannetta's patients by microsurgical decompression initiated further studies. Experience of our group points in the same direction. Four patients treated by microvascular decompression showed lasting reduction of severe hypertension postoperatively. In our previous comparing postmortem explorations and angiographic studies essential hypertensive patients displayed signs of left sided neurovascular compression in opposition to normotone controls or renal hypertensive patients. By using MR-imaging we are currently developing a method of detecting neurovascular compression syndromes in hypertensive patients suitable for surgical management.
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