Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome after normal vaginal delivery: A case report.
10.17085/apm.2015.10.1.42
- Author:
Gwan Woo LEE
1
;
Jae Gyok SONG
;
Seok Kon KIM
;
Gyu Woon CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. drjack@nate.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Headache;
Hypertension;
Post-dural puncture headache;
Posterior reversible encephalopathy;
Seizure
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Eclampsia;
Female;
Headache;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced;
Intracranial Hemorrhages;
Pathology;
Post-Dural Puncture Headache;
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome*;
Postpartum Period;
Pregnancy;
Seizures;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Thrombosis;
Veins
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2015;10(1):42-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Benign primary headaches are common during the postpartum period. However, there are several other kinds of headaches caused by specific underlying pathologies like post-dural puncture headache (PDPH), pregnancy induced hypertension, cortical vein thrombosis, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracranial hemorrhage, brain tumor, and so on. These headaches are rare but each can be life threatening conditions when diagnosis is delayed. If a patient was treated for another type of headache, like a PDPH, the diagnosis would be even more difficult. We report on the case of a 24 year-old woman who suffered with PDPH followed by postpartum eclampsia with PRES.
