| Literature DB >> 29187935 |
Khadija Ennaqui1, Assia Makayssi1, Houssine Boufettal1, Naima Samouh1.
Abstract
Strokes are rare but severe accidents during pregnancy and post-partum period. They are responsible for high mortality and morbidity rates. Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and strokes are significantly related. Endothelial dysfunction, alteration of brain self-regulation and severe hypertension are, probably, the cause of many strokes in pregnant women and during postpartum period. We report a case of hemorrhagic stroke of the brainstem in a nonmonitored 21-year old patient at 38 weeks pregnant admitted with severe preeclampsia complicated by eclampsia and then by haemorrhagic stroke of the brainstem on the second post-operative day after cesarean section performed due to suspicion of retroplacental haematoma arisen since her admission. Intracerebral hemorrhage is a rare but severe complication in post-partum women. Several studies are underway to fill the gaps of knowledge involved in the management of pre-eclamptic patients with neurological complications.Entities:
Keywords: Eclampsia; brainstem; stroke
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29187935 PMCID: PMC5660323 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.266.12288
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1TDM cérébrale: coupe axiale après injection de produit de contraste montrant un hématome bulbo-protuberentiel mesurant 32/21/29 mm avec effet de masse sur les citernes de base
Figure 2Hémorragie méningée en pariétal droit, hémorragie intra-ventriculaire au niveau des ventricules latéraux et du 4ème ventricule