It is difficult to definitively define hypertensive encephalopathy in the prehospital setting as a ____ of the brain is required to exclude hemorrhage or stroke as a cause for the altered mental status or seizures.
A. CT scan
B. skull x-rays
C. MRI
D. skull series
Answer: A
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