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.
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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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