Neurological Disorders in relation to Pregnancy

Neurological Disorders in relation to Pregnancy.

The fields of contact of different branches of science are often interesting and illuminating, and this is certainly true of obstetric neurology. Although the conditions discussed are rare, they are of considerable interest, and may present difficult problems in diagnosis and treatment. The relative infrequency of these complications is shown by an analysis of 23,000 obstetric cases in Edinburg...

Neurological disorders in pregnancy.

Pregnant women can present with a wide variety of neurological conditions. Patient data from 1 January 1985 through 31 December 1994 for all deliveries at the Tsan Yuk and Queen Mary hospitals were reviewed to determine the local frequency of various neurological conditions during pregnancy. Conditions including epilepsy, eclampsia, facial nerve palsy, pituitary tumour, cerebrovascular disorder...

Neurological disorders in pregnancy

Neurological disorders are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. In the UK between 2003 and 2005, women with neurological conditions accounted for 37 out of a total 87 ‘indirect’ maternal deaths (those not arising from pregnancy or birth), with stroke (n = 24) and epilepsy (n =11)1 accounting for the majority of deaths from neurological causes2. Neurological assessment ca...

Blood Disorders in Relation to Pregnancy.

Neurological disorders in pregnancy and puerperium.

Objectives: To study the clinical profile of the patients presenting with neurological disorders during pregnancy and puerperium. Methods: The study was carried out at Father Muller Medical College, Karnataka, India between July 2015 to June 2016. All Patients in pregnancy or post abortal, post partum period attending to the Father Muller Medical College between July 2015 to June 2016 and requi...