Sheehan's syndrome presenting as postpartum seizures.
We report a case where a patient presented with generalised tonic-clonic seizures secondary to nausea, vomiting and dehydration. She had suffered a postpartum haemorrhage six months previously. On laboratory assessment hyponatraemia and low hormone concentrations suggested pituitary failure. The diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging of the head, which showed a partially empty sella turcica. Given the severity of the morbidity in this case we emphasise that Sheehan's syndrome should be suspected in women presenting with postpartum seizures.
Jain
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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Singh
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Kumar
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007018:Hypopituitarism / Q000150:complications*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult