Exploring Neuropsychiatric Interphase in Perinatal Period – A Case Series

ABSTRACT

Perinatal period spans from conception till one-year post-partum. Pregnancy and post-partum ischaracterised by significant biological changes in a woman’s body including changes in blood pressure,blood volume, coagulability of blood and changes in immunity causing onset or relapse of certain medicaland neurological conditions, which can face diagnostic and treatment challenges during this period. We aimto present a series of 3 cases which presented with psychiatric symptoms but on further evaluation werefound to have neurological diagnosis – Cavernous Venous Thrombosis [CVT], Posterior ReversibleEncephalopathy Syndrome [PRES] & Tuberculoma.