A Case of Eclampsia: Irreversible Neurological Deficits and Neuroimaging Findings
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
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: 537-540, 2001.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Eclampsia and hypertensive encephalopathy share similar pathophysiological mechanisms, which present as vaso-genic edema and vasospasm. In majority of the patients, neurologic manifestations are reversible. A 31-year-old pregnant woman in her 40 weeks of gestation developed repeated attacks of seizure and confused mentality. As consciousness improved, multiple neurologic deficits were detected. Cerebral angiography a showed diffuse vasospasm. Six months later, neurologic manifestations were partially recovered. We report a rare case of eclampsia with irreversible neurologic deficits, in which cerebral vasospasm was confirmed by an angiography. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(5)537~540, 2001)
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Main subject:
Seizures
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Cerebral Angiography
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Angiography
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Consciousness
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Vasospasm, Intracranial
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Hypertensive Encephalopathy
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Pregnant Women
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Eclampsia
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Edema
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Neuroimaging
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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