toxemia/seizures

Toxemia was induced in 13 of 20 pregnant ewes by the stress of a change in environment and food deprivation late in pregnancy. Of the toxemic ewes, eight developed prominent neurological findings with convulsions, motor weakness, and blindness, whereas five ewes developed azotemia without

Sixty eight anesthesia procedures during abdominal delivery in patients with late toxemia of pregnancy have been analysed. In 32 cases the diagnosis was preeclampsia, in 8 cases--eclampsia, in 28 cases III degree nephropathy. Depending on the variant and method of anesthesia the subjects were

This investigation is, to our knowledge, the first population-based case-control study of prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors for generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS). The clinical diagnosis of GTCS was confirmed through the independent review of the complete medical history of

OBJECTIVE Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is an increasingly recognized brain disorder most commonly associated with malignant hypertension, toxemia of pregnancy, or the use of immunosuppressive agents. When associated with acute hypertension, RPLS typically occurs

Eclampsia, accompanied by convulsions, is one of the most dangerous complications of pregnant women. This condition was known to the ancient Greeks, who named it eclampsia. Prior to the 18th century, the term eclampsia was used only to refer to the visual phenomena which accompanied the neurologic

Animal experimental studies conducted at the turn of the century resulted in the use of magnesium sulphate as an anticonvulsant in humans. In U.S. clinics, parenteral administration of magnesium sulphate became a routine procedure in the treatment of eclampsia and pre-eclampsia. This treatment has

In the last ten years, the body of scientific knowledge concerning the use of antenatal pharmacologic magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) has become substantially larger. Several randomized controlled trials have provided compelling evidence that MgSO4 is the drug of choice for maternal seizure prophylaxis in

Antepartum events have been associated with fetal brain injury and may contribute to later neurological sequelae. However, children with these injuries may be asymptomatic or exhibit few clinical signs during the neonatal period. Six neonates are presented with destructive brain lesions of fetal

Giardia intestinalis is a common parasite in our country and the rest of the world and is responsible for several clinical disturbances that include dysentery type diarrheas, recurrent abdominal pain, duodenitis, jejunitis, cholecystitis and in some cases toxemias and convulsions. In this paper we

A 23-year-old woman presented in our hospital with toxemia, underwent cesarean section at about 36 weeks gestation, and became eclamptic in the immediate postpartum period. Following a complex partial seizure a few hours after the cesarean section, the patient experienced drowsiness, then cortical

This study evaluates the dominant factors that influence the course of eclampsia toward a lethal outcome by means of statistical analysis of various clinical, laboratory, and morphologic data of 365 cases of toxemia with convulsions, that included 49 deaths and 33 autopsies, registered during a 9

Blindness is a rare but dramatic complication of pregnancy and delivery. We present the case of a patient who developed toxemia at the time of delivery that with ineffective treatment resulted in cortical blindness without seizure activity. The pathogenesis as well as the diagnostic workup and

Hypoglycemia in infants and children can lead to seizures, developmental delay, and permanent brain damage. Hyperinsulinism (HI) is the most common cause of both transient and permanent disorders of hypoglycemia. HI is characterized by dysregulated insulin secretion, which results in persistent mild

BACKGROUND Hypoglycemia in infants and children can lead to seizures, developmental delay, and permanent brain damage. Hyperinsulinism (HI) is the most common cause of both transient and permanent disorders of hypoglycemia. HI is characterized by dysregulated insulin secretion, which results in