Journal article
Preeclampsia complicated by cerebral hemorrhage and brain abscess
Journal of neurology, Vol.232(6), pp.378-380
1985
DOI: 10.1007/BF00313841
PMID: 4078605
Abstract
A 34-year-old, preeclamptic woman developed a right basal ganglia hematoma during a vaginal delivery. Her course was later complicated by an infected episiotomy. As a consequence of bacterial seeding most likely from the infected episiotomy, the intracerebral hematoma became infected, developing into a brain abscess. Because of her existing neurological deficits, the developing brain abscess was not recognized until signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure developed. This patient illustrates another potentially life-threatening neurological infection that may occur in the peripartum period.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Preeclampsia complicated by cerebral hemorrhage and brain abscess
- Creators
- J BILLER - Univ. Iowa hospH P Adams Jr - Univ. Iowa hospJ. C GODERSKY - Univ. Iowa hospR JOHNSON - Univ. Iowa hosp
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of neurology, Vol.232(6), pp.378-380
- Publisher
- Springer; Berlin
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF00313841
- PMID
- 4078605
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
- eISSN
- 1432-1459
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1985
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984020730402771
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