Ultra-early magnetic resonance imaging findings of eclampsia.

نویسندگان

  • Kazuma Nakagawa
  • Farzaneh A Sorond
  • Allan H Ropper
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To report the very early magnetic resonance imaging features of eclampsia. DESIGN Case report. SETTING Inpatient neurology service. PATIENT A 35-year-old woman who developed late postpartum eclampsia with cerebral edema, caudate hemorrhage, and ischemic strokes. Main Outcome Measure Very early magnetic resonance imaging features. RESULTS Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium showed posterior sulcal hyperintensity and leptomeningeal enhancement preceding the development of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, hemorrhage, and ischemic strokes by days. CONCLUSION Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium shows early characteristic findings that precede the more classic clinical presentation of eclampsia.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of neurology

دوره 65 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008