Magnetic resonance evaluation of brainstem dysfunction in eclampsia and the HELLP syndrome.
An unusual case of a 40-year-old woman with eclampsia and the HELLP syndrome associated with brainstem dysfunction is presented. The patient made a progressive neurological recovery. A follow-up magnetic resonance image (MRI) demonstrated complete resolution of the multiple foci. The MRI of the brainstem was found to correlate far more closely with neurological findings than with computed tomography (CT scan).
Imaizumi
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Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Japan.
Nara
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Kaneko
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Chiba
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Tamakawa
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D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed