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. 2014 Mar 5;16(3):e16449. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.16449

Box 1. Comparison of Hypertension and Imtila Clinical Features.

Hypertension (9) Imtila (12, 17)
Early morning occipital headaches Heaviness in the head and headache (18)
Easy fatigability, muscle weakness Fatigue, lethargy and feeling of heaviness (18)
- Exhaustion, flaccidity of the body organs and loose motions (18)
Blurred vision due to retinal lesions (Vision problems) Blurred vision
Hematuria Turbid urine (18)
Aortic dissection or aneurysm leak Prominent, distended and tense vessels which increased risk of rupture (18)
Transient ischemic attack (Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes are common complications of hypertension) Sanguinary stroke (18)
Flushing is one of the neurogenic hypertension or pheochromocytoma symptoms (19, 20) General redness
Epistaxis (21, 22) Nasal bleeding
Change in skin elastic fibers and vascular structure (Rarefaction phenomenon) (23-26) Skin tension
Erratic sleep has been cited in evidence of secondary hypertension (9) Dreams with the subject of heaviness in such a way that person dreams of inability to move, stand up, speak, or bearing a heavy burden.
Anorexia as the symptoms of heart failure that is considered as a complication of hypertension (9) Loss of appetite
- Hypervolemia pulse/ Fullness of Pulse (Nabz mumtali)
Palpitation -
Dyspnea -
Impotence -