Recurring short delirium with postpartum onset in two sisters.
We report on a 30-year-old woman who twice developed a short postpartum psychosis with organic signs, but without obvious organic cause. Extensive investigations only yielded a state of moderate hypercoagulability. Her sister had developed similar signs and symptoms during her second puerperium and died 5 days after her delivery. We discuss the combination of various precipitating factors for postpartum psychosis, the possible impact of the findings on its cause and its classification.
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors