Successful management of a near miss case of eclampsia with intracranial haemorrhage requiring craniotomy

Authors

  • Aditi P. Kaundinya Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • Meena N. Satia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  • V. R. Badhwar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, D. Y. Patil Hospital and Research Centre, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20195367

Keywords:

Craniotomy, Eclampsia, Intracranial haemorrhage, Near miss, Preeclampsia

Abstract

Large population-based studies on stroke report that intracerebral haemorrhage is rare in young women however it is a grave and disturbing complication of pregnancy. Preeclampsia is usually clinically silent, but may cause symptoms of neurological dysfunction such as headache, visual disturbances and impairment of consciousness. Eclampsia is in the occurrence of seizures in the context of preeclampsia and is often, but not always, preceded by the above neurological symptoms. Most published data support the view that preeclampsia and eclampsia are important causative factors for pregnancy related ICH. Sparse data is available with respect to the management of such cases. Identification of near miss cases is an important step in reducing mortality. Herein we report a near miss case of eclampsia with intracranial haemorrhage requiring craniotomy.

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2019-11-26

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