Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2764050 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome refers to a neuroradiologic disorder in which seizure activity (multiple seizures are more common than single events) is commonly the initial presenting symptom. We describe a case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a previously healthy parturient who presented to the labor and delivery suite with generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Prompt recognition and treatment of this potentially catastrophic disease may avert injury to the patient and neonate.
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Authors
Timothy R. Long, Barry D. Hein, Michael J. Brown, Charlotte H. Rydberg, C. Thomas Wass,