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A pregnant woman with clinical and radiological findings compatible with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in early pregnancy without discernable underlying disorders: Atypical type of this syndrome?
Author(s) -
Matsubara Shigeki,
Fujita Akifumi,
Muramatsu Shinichi,
Usui Rie,
Chikazawa Kenro,
Suzuki Mitsuaki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01481.x
Subject(s) - posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome , medicine , pregnancy , magnetic resonance imaging , encephalopathy , lesion , pediatrics , pathology , radiology , biology , genetics
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, if it occurs in late pregnancy, requires pregnancy termination. Here, we report a woman without a discernable underlying condition who developed neurological deficits at 14 weeks of pregnancy. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an occipitoparietal brain lesion suggestive of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Neurological symptoms ameliorated spontaneously and she continued her pregnancy to term. A decision to terminate pregnancy based on only neurological and magnetic resonance imaging findings should be avoided.