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[Seizures in pregnancy: not always eclamptic seizures].
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 2023 November 28
BACKGROUND: The differential diagnosis of seizures during pregnancy is extensive and includes potentially fatal underlying diagnoses. Both pregnancy and non-pregnancy related aetiologies should be considered.
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 38-years old pregnant woman presented to the emergency department at 31 weeks and 5 days with generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Initial an eclamptic seizure was suspected. Because the seizures lasted despite treatment with magnesium sulphate and anti-epileptic medication. Imaging of the head was performed and a brain tumour was suspected and a biopsy revealed the presence of a high-grade glioma. At 37 weeks of gestation, labour was induced and the patient delivered a healthy daughter. The patient was then palliatively treated with antiepileptic drugs and chemotherapy.
CONCLUSION: Structural brain changes caused by a high-grade gliomas represent a rare cause of seizure during pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of considering non-obstetric causes of seizures in pregnant women.
CASE DESCRIPTION: A 38-years old pregnant woman presented to the emergency department at 31 weeks and 5 days with generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Initial an eclamptic seizure was suspected. Because the seizures lasted despite treatment with magnesium sulphate and anti-epileptic medication. Imaging of the head was performed and a brain tumour was suspected and a biopsy revealed the presence of a high-grade glioma. At 37 weeks of gestation, labour was induced and the patient delivered a healthy daughter. The patient was then palliatively treated with antiepileptic drugs and chemotherapy.
CONCLUSION: Structural brain changes caused by a high-grade gliomas represent a rare cause of seizure during pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of considering non-obstetric causes of seizures in pregnant women.
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