Atraumatic subdural hematoma associated with pre-eclampsia

✍ Scribed by Gregg Giannina; David Smith; Michael A. Belfort; Kenneth J. Moise Jr.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 47 KB
• Volume: 6
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1057-0802
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199703/04)6:2<93::aid-mfm5>3.0.co;2-k

✦ Synopsis

A patient with pre-eclampsia at 31.7 weeks' gestation developed focal neurologic signs. Computerized tomography revealed a large cranial subdural hematoma. A subdural hematoma should be considered in any pre-eclamptic patient demonstrating lateralizing neurologic symptoms. Despite adequate treatment, an atraumatic subdural hematoma associated with pre-eclampsia carries a poor maternal prognosis.