Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery
Introduction. Eclampsia is the combination of preeclampsia and seizures. Approximately one-half of all cases of eclampsia occur postpartum. Thereby late onset postpartum eclampsia is defined by its onset more than 48 hours after delivery. Summary of Case. We report a postpartum eclampsia occurring 8...
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| author | Jens Minnerup Ilka Kleffner Heike Wersching Julian Zimmermann Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz Thomas Niederstadt Rainer Dziewas |
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| description | Introduction. Eclampsia is the combination of preeclampsia and seizures. Approximately one-half of all cases of eclampsia occur postpartum. Thereby late onset postpartum eclampsia is defined by its onset more than 48 hours after delivery. Summary of Case. We report a postpartum eclampsia occurring 8 weeks after delivery, which is the latest onset ever described. The course was complicated by an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Conclusion. A late onset postpartum eclampsia even several weeks after delivery should be considered as possible diagnosis, since early treatment initiation with magnesium sulphate and antihypertensive medication prevents severe complications and reduces mortality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6d0cf303bce4cae8a0fb2e81c791af52025-08-20T03:23:51ZengWileyStroke Research and Treatment2042-00562010-01-01201010.4061/2010/798616798616Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after DeliveryJens Minnerup0Ilka Kleffner1Heike Wersching2Julian Zimmermann3Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz4Thomas Niederstadt5Rainer Dziewas6Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Clinical Radiology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer Straße 33, 48149 Münster, GermanyIntroduction. Eclampsia is the combination of preeclampsia and seizures. Approximately one-half of all cases of eclampsia occur postpartum. Thereby late onset postpartum eclampsia is defined by its onset more than 48 hours after delivery. Summary of Case. We report a postpartum eclampsia occurring 8 weeks after delivery, which is the latest onset ever described. The course was complicated by an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Conclusion. A late onset postpartum eclampsia even several weeks after delivery should be considered as possible diagnosis, since early treatment initiation with magnesium sulphate and antihypertensive medication prevents severe complications and reduces mortality.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/798616 |
| spellingShingle | Jens Minnerup Ilka Kleffner Heike Wersching Julian Zimmermann Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz Thomas Niederstadt Rainer Dziewas Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery Stroke Research and Treatment |
| title | Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery |
| title_full | Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery |
| title_fullStr | Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery |
| title_short | Late Onset Postpartum Eclampsia: It is Really Never Too Late—A Case of Eclampsia 8 Weeks after Delivery |
| title_sort | late onset postpartum eclampsia it is really never too late a case of eclampsia 8 weeks after delivery |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/798616 |
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