IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 40 / Issue 2 / pii/1630388183375-1290330227

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Original Research
Eclampsia with neurological complications: a five-year experience of a tertiary centre
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van
2 Department of Neurology, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van (Turkey)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2013, 40(2), 240–242;
Published: 10 June 2013
Abstract

Purpose: The neurological signs and symptoms in 107 pregnant women with eclampsia in the last five years at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Yuzuncu Yil University School of Medicine are presented. Materials and Methods: The medical records of 107 pregnant women with eclampsia in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Yuzuncu Yil University consulted with neurology clinic from September 2005 to December 2010, were evaluated. Results: The most common symptoms of the patients were seizure, headache, and seeing spots of light. Although neurologic examination was normal in 81 patients, 26 had pathological signs. The most common neurologic pathologic signs determined were alterations in consciousness. Conclusion: In eclamptic patients, brain scanning might reveal pathological results in spite of normal neurological examination. With neurological examination and brain scanning, it may be possible to diagnose and treat severe complications that may otherwise result in maternal mortality.
Keywords
Eclampsia
Pregnancy
Neurologic signs
Brain imaging
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