Maternal intracranial hemorrhage complicating severe superimposed preeclampsia. A case report.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage as a result of superimposed preeclamptic toxemia is a well-known complication but fortunately not a common one. The maternal and fetal mortality rates are high. In one such patient the outcome for both mother and infant was excellent.
Lazebnik
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio 44109.
Pazmino
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Dierker
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Takaoka
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Warf
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D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed