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Jeffrey P. Gaitz, MD; Colin R. Bamford, MD

Arch Neurol. 1982;39(1):66.

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Several excellent postmortem series offering clinicopathologic correlation of eclampsia have been published^1-4; however, to our knowledge the literature contains no reports of clinicopathologicoradiologic correlation of this condition. On this basis, we wish to report a recent case from our hospital.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 31-year-old woman (gravida 1, para O, abortus 0) was transferred to the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, following her first grand mal seizure. Prenatal care had consisted of a visit to an outlying hospital six weeks before.

On the basis of hypertension, edema, neurologic signs, and proteinuria, a diagnosis of eclampsia was made; she was immediately transferred. On arrival she was stuporous. Blood pressure (BP) was 150/ 110 mm Hg. The neck was supple. Muscle stretch reflexes were hyperactive. Plantar responses were flexor. General examination revealed mild facial and lower-extremity edema and a uterus typical of a 32-week gestation. Urinalysis showed moderate . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 21, 1981.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724 (Dr Bamford).

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