title: Seizures and the pituitary gland during pregnancy.
abstract: We present the anaesthetic management of a woman who, at 10 days post partum, suffered a series of convulsions in the context of two episodes of post partum haemorrhage. The probable aetiology of the convulsions is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Popham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010901:Pituitary Function Tests; D010923:Placenta Previa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index