Late Onset Atypical Eclampsia: A Case Report
Published: January 1, 2019 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2019/39750.12507
Nalini Sharma, Roma Jethani, Shriram Sharma, Vinayak Jante, Manica Agarwal
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
2. Senior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Neurology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
4. Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
5. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Nalini Sharma,
B 1 D, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong-793018, Meghalaya, India.
E-mail: nalinisharma100@rediffmail.com
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy account for substantial maternal and peri-natal morbidity and mortality. Atypical eclampsia presents as a diagnostic dilemma and challenge for the treating obstetrician. The purpose of this case report is to increase awareness of the nonclassic and atypical features of eclampsia so as to avoid complications. Whilst controlling the convulsions by instituting magnesium sulfate therapy, simultaneous search for any organic/metabolic cause for seizure needs to be looked for. Constant vigilance with a high level of suspicion is required for a more positive maternal and foetal outcome.
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