ACUTE HYDROCEPHALUS AND POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME (PRES) IN POSTPARTUM PERIOD: AN UNEXPECTED NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION
| Autor: | Saima Akhter, Aisha Khan Jadoon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Neurological complication lcsh:Medicine eclampsia medicine ventriculoperitoneal shunt General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics General Dentistry reproductive and urinary physiology Eclampsia medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry lcsh:R Magnetic resonance imaging Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome medicine.disease Shunt (medical) Hydrocephalus General Health Professions Acute hydrocephalus hydrocephalus business Postpartum period pres |
| Zdroj: | Khyber Medical University Journal, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 154-6 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2305-2651 2305-2643 |
| DOI: | 10.35845/kmuj.2020.19804 |
| Popis: | Hydrocephalus and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) are under-diagnosed conditions in peri-partum period. As eclampsia mimics these conditions and it can mislead the clinician to an incorrect diagnosis causing potential morbidity and mortality. A case of a 35 year old pregnant woman with seizures presented that was initially diagnosed as eclampsia but failure to regain consciousness post-delivery led to a multidisciplinary team formation and further investigation through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that finally revealed communicating hydrocephalous and PRES. Prompt management was initiated by placing a Ventriculo-Peritoneal (VP) shunt resulting in full neurological recovery afterwards. As per author’s knowledge there has not been a similar case reported as yet. |
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