OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to review the unique physiologic changes that
characterize pregnancy and the puerperium, some that substantially affect the …

Background: Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy where a patients' blood
pressure and warning signs of worsening disease need to be closely monitored during …

The occurrence of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in patients with
eclampsia is a rare condition. PRES is a reversible syndrome characterized by headache …

Discussion Seizure in a postpartum patient can be a diagnostic challenge; clinicians must
consider both pregnancy-specific causes and other causes (Box 1). This case highlights that …

OBJECTIVE: To contribute to the diagnosis and management of atypical preeclampsia-
eclampsia. CASE REPORT: A puerperal woman was admitted to hospital with hemolysis …

Interventions: The patient was treated with amlodipine besylate tablets for hypertension,
dehydration with mannitol and glycerin fructose, and antispasmodic treatment with sodium …

Seizures are a rare, but documented, consequence of accidental dural puncture and
epidural blood patch. They are also the cardinal feature of eclampsia. We present a …

Background: Eclampsia is new onset of grand mal seizures activity and/or unexplained
coma during pregnancy or post-partum in a woman with signs and symptoms of …

Over the last ten years, pregnancy has not only become more complicated for many women,
but the traditional provision of general intensive care units has been reduced. To bridge this …

Purpose To evaluate the role of MRI of the brain in women with postpartum convulsions and
correlate them with clinical data. Patients and Methods In a prospective study, a total of 96 …