CT and MR Findings of Neurological Disorders Associated with Pregnancy and Childbirth.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.2.65
- Author:
Jee Young KIM
1
;
Kook Jin AHN
;
Young Joo KIM
;
Bum Soo KIM
;
Seong Tae HAHN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. Ahn-kj@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brain;
Pregnancy Complications;
Childbirth;
Tomography, X-Ray computed;
Magnetic resonance (MR)
- MeSH:
Amniotic Fluid;
Brain;
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Hypopituitarism;
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain;
Infarction;
Nervous System Diseases;
Parturition;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Complications;
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Wernicke Encephalopathy
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;59(2):65-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The onset of pregnancy may predispose women to a variety of neurological diseases due to changes in their hemodynamics, hormonal effects, and complications associated with childbirth. The spectrum of neurological disorders associated with pregnancy and childbirth include hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhaging, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) (secondary to eclampsia), Wernicke encephalopathy, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, Sheehan's syndrome, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (secondary to pulmonary amniotic fluid embolism), multifocal infarctions, and extra-potine myelinolysis. The recognition of the various imaging findings of these diseases, along with the clinical presentations, should aid in their early diagnosis and prompt treatment. The purpose of this pictorial assay is to describe the characteristic CT and MR findings of these diseases with a literature review to explain the mechanisms and clinical symptoms.
