We report a case of pregnant woman who had been suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum presented with alteration consciousness, nystagmus, generalized weakness and extrapyramidal symptoms at 16th week gestation. Magnetic resonance imaging the brain showed typical findings Wernicke's encephalopathy extrapontine myelinolysis. The clinical features responded dramatically to high dose thiamine suppl...

Background: One of the serious problem affecting pregnant females is Hyperemesis gravidarum. Different theories were suggested. But the main etiology is still unknown Objectives: To determine the incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in cases of hyperemesis gravidarum. Patients and methods: case control study of 80 cases (40 case of HEG) and (40 case of normal pregnant females. Determinati...

PURPOSE Hyperemesis gravidarum is the third leading cause of hospitalization during pregnancy. 5-HT3-receptor antagonists are the most effective against chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and radiation. This randomized study aimed to compare and evaluate the efficacies of granisetron and promethazine for controlling nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. METHODS The included patients were ad...

Pregnant women may be affected by diseases of the gastrointestinal tract or liver. These disorders can be related or unrelated to pregnancy. Conditions unrelated to pregnancy can be pre-existing or co-incident. These diseases have varying effects on obstetric outcome. Severe liver disease in pregnancy is rare. We present some common gastrointestinal and liver disorders focussing on the diagnosi...

Introduction. Gitelman's syndrome (GS) is an autosomal recessive inherited defect in the thiazide-sensitive sodium-chloride cotransporter (NCCT) in the renal distal convoluted tubule. Physiologic changes of pregnancy promote renal potassium wasting, but serum potassium levels are kept in the physiologic range by increased levels of progesterone, which resist kaliuresis. In the presence of GS, t...