Late Postpartum Eclampsia with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Eclampsia is a multisystem disorder of pregnancy and the puerperium. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), a neurotoxic condition characterized by various neurological symptoms, can arise from multiple causes including eclampsia. Although hemorrhage is a possible complication of PRES, subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a rare occurrence in eclamptic patients with this condition. A 33-year-old female patient presented with acute severe headache and blurred vision two days after delivery. This progressively worsened over the next five days before she was admitted to the hospital. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan with contrast revealed a picture suggestive of PRES. Following admission, she had seizures, and a follow-up MRI revealed an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. T

SUBMITTER: Elshafei M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11767126 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature