Imaging of Neurologic Conditions During Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period

Delfyett, William; Fetzer, David T.

doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2012.06.003

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“…The clinical presentation of PRES may be similar to that of hypertensive encephalopathy, with nonspecific findings and involvement of the white matter, particularly in the occipital region. The etiology remains unknown, although it is probably multifactorial and involves action by circulating cytotoxic factors, thus leading to disorders of cerebral self-regulation, increased vascular permeability, and vasogenic edema [ 6 ]. Occurrences of convulsions, headache, and visual disturbances are found in 62.5%, 58%, and 50% of the cases, respectively.…”

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Microcirculation Approach in HELLP Syndrome Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Massive Hepatic Infarction

Sarmento

Santana

Campanharo

et al. 2014

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

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HELLP syndrome is a complication of severe forms of preeclampsia and occurs mainly in the third trimester of pregnancy. In extreme cases, it may evolve unfavorably and substantially increase maternal mortality. We present the case of an 18-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted to our emergency service in her 31st week, presenting with headache, visual disturbances, and epigastralgia, with progression to a severe condition of HELLP syndrome followed by posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and hepatic infarction. We highlight the approach taken towards this patient and the case management, in which, in addition to the imaging examinations routinely available, we also used the sidestream dark field (SDF) technique to evaluate the systemic microcirculation.

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Microcirculation Approach in HELLP Syndrome Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Massive Hepatic Infarction

Sarmento

Santana

Campanharo

et al. 2014

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

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Delfyett¹,

Fetzer²

2015

Neurological Illness in Pregnancy

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Imaging of neurovascular emergencies in pregnancy and puerperium

Bhattacharya

Pendharkar²

2018

Emerg Radiol

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Acute neurovascular events, though rare, can complicate pregnancy and postpartum period. It is important to be aware of these clinical conditions for reducing maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. In this review, we present a few important neurovascular emergencies and their imaging manifestations by various imaging modalities-computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and digital subtraction angiography (DSA)-which presented at our institution in the peripartum period.

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Imaging of Neurologic Conditions During Pregnancy and the Perinatal Period

Cited by 9 publications

References 97 publications

Microcirculation Approach in HELLP Syndrome Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Massive Hepatic Infarction

Microcirculation Approach in HELLP Syndrome Complicated by Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Massive Hepatic Infarction

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Imaging of neurovascular emergencies in pregnancy and puerperium

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