Maternal cerebral vasospasm in eclampsia assessed by transcranial Doppler.
We report a case of postpartum eclampsia in which the patient was assessed during delivery and postpartum by maternal cerebral transcranial Doppler ultrasound. We provide documentation of the changes in the cerebral blood flow velocity with the development of eclampsia.
University of British Columbia, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Vancouver, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D002585:Cesarean Section; D004453:Echoencephalography; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal