title: [Neurological manifestations in the vertebro-basilar system suggesting pregnancy toxemia].
abstract: Early CT scan showed a large hypodensity throughout midbrain. Brainstem auditory evoked potential showed initially an abolition of III and V pikes suggesting brainstem injury. Two days later neurologic examination and brain stem auditory evoked potential returned to normal. CT scan performed three weeks after the onset was normal. These finding suggest a vasospasm; in this case betasympathomimetic agents given two weeks before the onset of toxemia for preterm labor could lead to the vasospasm.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie B, Hôpital Neurologique, Lyon.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nighoghossian
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neuschwander
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sonnet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Audrat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bouffard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trouillas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014115:Toxemia / Q000150:complications*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D012312:Ritodrine
vernacular_title: Manifestations neurologiques en territoire vertébro-basilaire révélatrices d'une toxémie gravidique.