J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2001 Sep;19(5):537-540.

A Case of Eclampsia: Irreversible Neurological Deficits and Neuroimaging Findings

• Chung B
• Kim HY
• Koh SH
• Lee KY
• Lee YJ
• Kim J

Abstract

Eclampsia and hypertensive encephalopathy share similar pathophysiological mechanisms, which present as vaso-genic edema and vasospasm. In majority of the patients, neurologic manifestations are reversible. A 31-year-old pregnant woman in her 40 weeks of gestation developed repeated attacks of seizure and confused mentality. As consciousness improved, multiple neurologic deficits were detected. Cerebral angiography a showed diffuse vasospasm. Six months later, neurologic manifestations were partially recovered. We report a rare case of eclampsia with irreversible neurologic deficits, in which cerebral vasospasm was confirmed by an angiography. (J Korean Neurol Assoc 19(5):537~540, 2001)

Keyword

Eclmapsia; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Cerebral angiography

MeSH Terms

Adult
Angiography
Cerebral Angiography
Consciousness
Eclampsia*
Edema
Female
Humans
Hypertensive Encephalopathy
Neuroimaging*
Neurologic Manifestations
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Seizures
Vasospasm, Intracranial