A case of postpartum cerebellar infarction with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome.
Cerebellar infarction has been described rarely during pregnancy, and there has been no case report of cerebellar infarction with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. A 39-year-old Japanese primipara had postpartum HELLP syndrome soon after cesarean section at term. Several hours later, she developed cerebellar infarction which was fatal. HELLP syndrome may have contributed to the development of cerebellar infarction in the case.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan.
Yoko
Y
Soh
Ichiro
I
Yasuhi
Daisuke
D
Nakayama
Tadayuki
T
Ishimaru
D000328:Adult; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed