[Cerebral vascular complications in Conn's disease: report of two cases]

Neurologia. 1995 May;10(5):209-11.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report two patients with arterial hypertension (AHT) secondary to Conn's disease and cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Both had histories of long-standing AHT that had been poorly controlled with drugs, though no complications had developed up to the time of presentation. One CVA was a hemorrhage in the right capsular-lenticular region and the other was a cerebral ischemic infarction. Blood tests done upon admission found low potassium levels. The final clinical-pathological diagnosis was primary hyperaldosteronism secondary to suprarenal adenoma. After laparoscopic surgery AHT reverted to normal in one patient. Although Conn's disease is a rare cause of AHT, early diagnosis and treatment can provide a cure and prevent the development of severe complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / complications
  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adenoma / surgery
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / complications
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / surgery
  • Adrenal Glands / pathology
  • Adrenal Glands / surgery
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperaldosteronism / etiology*
  • Hypertension / etiology*
  • Laparoscopy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Potassium / blood
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Potassium