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ArticleCureus2024

Diagnostic Dilemma Regarding Postpartum Seizure in the Setting of Preeclampsia.

Jeevan Jangam

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeevan JangamDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ipswich Hospital, Brisbane, AUS.
Griffith University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case demonstrates a diagnostic dilemma regarding the management of seizures in the postnatal setting. It seeks to highlight the importance of a thorough exploration of history and risk factors for females presenting with seizures in the postpartum period to ensure appropriate treatment and workup. Preeclampsia (PET) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy affecting 2%-8% of pregnancies worldwide. Less than 1% of females with preeclampsia experience eclamptic seizures. However, they are associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The majority of these seizures occur in the third trimester with 80% occurring intrapartum or within 48 hours of delivery. Warning symptoms such as headache, visual disturbances, or epigastric pain are not always present. Eclamptic seizures after the first week postpartum are very rare. Seizures, in general, are triggered by many other organic and nonorganic causes, one of which is neurocysticercosis (NCC) most often caused by

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epilepsy by nccimmigrantnonepileptic seizuresobstetrics and gynecologypreeclampsia

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PMID38590978
PMCPMC11000682
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