Correlación clínica y neuro-radiológica en la eclampsia / Clinical and neuroradiographic correlates in eclampsia

ABSTRACT

Brain computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography were performed in five eclamptic patients. Three of them had HELLP syndrome. The findings on the imaging studies showed bilateral lesions affecting regions of the brain, such as cortico-subcortical either posterior and anterior circulation territories, white matter, talamic or mesencephalic-protuberancial areas. No vasospasm in middle size arteries were observed with magnetic resonance angiography. Although visual disturbance and occipital lobe involvement were correlated, no other mentioned lesions had clinical manifestations.

RESUMEN

Se estudiaron cinco pacientes con eclampsia mediante tomografía computarizada, resonancia magnéticanuclear y angio-resonancia. Tres de ellas cursaron con síndrome HELLP. Se apreciaron lesiones bilaterales que involucraron áreas córtico-subcorticales dependientes de ambos territorios vasculares, centro oval, talámicas y mesencéfalo-protuberanciales. La angio-resonancia descartó la presencia de imágenes compatibles con vasoespasmo en arterias de mediano calibre. Con excepción de alteraciones visuales coincidentes con el compromiso del lóbulo occipital, otras lesiones descriptas carecieron de expresión clínica.