Peripartum seizure and HIV infection.
Two patients with new-onset seizure within hours of parturition subsequently tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The peripartum period appears to predispose asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals to seizure. Such patients, especially with suggestive risk factors, should be screened for HIV-antibody.
Finelli
P F
PF
Department of Neurology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Gonzalez
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous