title: Trigeminal schwannoma mimicking magnesium intoxication in a pregnancy complicated by severe preeclampsia.
abstract: We present a case report describing a pregnancy complicated by severe preeclampsia and a trigeminal schwannoma which caused loss of consciousness, diplopia and blurred vision, which were initially thought to be signs of magnesium intoxication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aksu
authors.forename: Polat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: M Coskun
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gultekin
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozyuncu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate