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Atypical presentation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient diagnosed with postpartum gestational hypertension

Postpartum dönemde gestasyonel hipertansiyon tanısı alan hastada atipik prezentasyon gösteren posterior reversible ensefalopati sendromu

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With this case, we would like to present a patient who had no diagnosis of maternal hypertension or preeclampsia-eclampsia during pregnancy but, after a postpartum seizure, was diagnosed with PRES.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity.
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Key Findings & Data:Preeclampsia and eclampsia are among the most common causes of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).
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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are among the most common causes of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). Clinically, PRES is characterised by visual disturbances, headache, nausea, change in mental status and seizure. Although treatment of the underlying cause provides clinical and radiological healing, a delay in the diagnosis and treatment can result in permanent brain damage and death. The exact incidence of new-onset postpartum hypertension is difficult to ascertain. Women with mild hypertension are usually asymptomatic; therefore, patients either can not be diagnosed or are diagnosed with late complications. With this case, we would like to present a patient who had no diagnosis of maternal hypertension or preeclampsia-eclampsia during pregnancy but, after a postpartum seizure, was diagnosed with PRES.

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Gebeliğin hipertansif hastalıkları maternal mortalite ve morbiditenin önemli bir nedenidir. Preeklampsi ve eklampsi Posterior Reversible Ensefalopati Sendromunun (PRES) en sık nedenleri arasındadır. PRES, klinik olarak görme bozuklukları, baş ağrısı, bulantı, mental durum değişikliği ve nöbet ile karakterizedir. Altta yatan nedenin tedavisiyle klinik ve radyolojik iyileşme sağlanmasına rağmen tanı ve tedavide gecikme, kalıcı beyin hasarı ve ölüme neden olabilir. Postpartum hipertansiyonun kesin insidansını belirlemek zordur. Hafif hipertansiyonu olan kadınlar genellikle asemptomatiktir, dolayısı ile tanı ya konulamaz ya da geç dönemde komplikasyonlar ile tanı alırlar. Bu olgu ile gebelik döneminde hipertansiyon veya preeklampsi-eklampsi tanısı olmayan, ancak erken postpartum dönemde konvülsiyon geçirmesi ile yapılan incelemelerde PRES tanısı alan bir hastayı sunuyoruz.

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ERKOÇ, S. K., KAYACAN, Ü., CAN, A., ÇÖPLÜOĞLU, H. E., TOSUN, A. (2015). Atypical presentation of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in a patient diagnosed with postpartum gestational hypertension. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Cilt: 43 - Sayı: 2, 119–122. https://ajindex.com/articles/370364

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