Open AccessSeizures associated with L upus during pregnancy
Author(s) -
Aoki Shigeru,
Kobayashi Natsuko,
Mochimaru Aya,
Takahashi Tsuneo,
Hirahara Fumiki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.517
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , systemic lupus erythematosus , encephalopathy , epilepsy , hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy , pediatrics , disease , psychiatry , genetics , biology
Key Clinical Message A sudden flare of previously stable SLE may give rise to CNS lupus. During pregnancy, seizures associated with CNS lupus can cause hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy ( HIE ) in the infant.