Open AccessDelivery Complicated by Myasthenia Gravis and Epilepsy
Author(s) -
Hansson U.,
And L. Irestedt,
Moberg P. J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347809155902
Subject(s) - myasthenia gravis , medicine , pregnancy , epilepsy , intervention (counseling) , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , psychiatry , biology , genetics
. The literature on the possible risk of myasthenia gravis complicating pregnancy and delivery is sparse and partly contradictory but some of the reports on the number of perinatal and neonatal deaths are alarming. Epilepsy in pregnancy implies an approximately twofold risk of intervention in connection with labour. A pregnant patient with myasthenia gravis and epilepsy has recently been delivered. The case is reported and the considerations with regard to suitable anaesthesia and the two diseases are discussed.