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- Title
Cerebral magnetic resonance angiographic findings in severe preeclampsia.
- Authors
Matsuda, Yoshio; Tomosugi, Tetsuzou; Maeda, Yasutaka; Kamitomo, Masato; Kanayama, Naohiro; Terao, Toshihiko; Matsuda, Y; Tomosugi, T; Maeda, Y; Kamitomo, M; Kanayama, N; Terao, T
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>The purpose of our study was to investigate the cerebral pathophysiology of severe preeclampsia using the noninvasive method of magnetic resonance angiography.<bold>Study Design: </bold>We studied cerebral magnetic resonance angiography findings in 9 severely preeclamptic patients.<bold>Results: </bold>Magnetic resonance angiographies were abnormal on first scanning within 48 h postpartum, followed by normal findings on repeat scanning during the 1st postpartum month in 6 patients. The most common abnormality was vascular narrowing of anterior cerebral artery and basilar artery. Three of these 6 patients complained of headaches and/or visual disturbances.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This study shows that cerebral artery vasospasm is seen in some severe preeclamptic patients.
- Publication
Gynecologic & Obstetric Investigation, 1995, Vol 40, Issue 4, p249
- ISSN
0378-7346
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000292346