title: HELLP syndrome with reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy.
abstract: We report the case of a 30-year-old primipara who developed a triplet pregnancy after having received artificial insemination. At the end of the eighth month of pregnancy she had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure and at the same time blood chemistry was indicative of HELLP syndrome. Brain MRI and EEG were altered immediately after the episode but returned to normal during a 6-month follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via S. Pansini 5, I-80131 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Scuteri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vacca
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orefice
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy