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Zis P, Tavernarakis A. Headache and status epilepticus in the postpartum period; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or cerebral venous thrombosis?. Case Rep Emerg Med. 2013;2013:680327doi: 10.1155/2013/680327.
Zis, P., & Tavernarakis, A. (2013). Headache and status epilepticus in the postpartum period; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or cerebral venous thrombosis?. Case reports in emergency medicine, 2013680327. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/680327
Zis, Panagiotis, and Tavernarakis, Antonios. "Headache and status epilepticus in the postpartum period; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or cerebral venous thrombosis?." Case reports in emergency medicine vol. 2013 (2013): 680327. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/680327
Zis P, Tavernarakis A. Headache and status epilepticus in the postpartum period; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or cerebral venous thrombosis?. Case Rep Emerg Med. 2013;2013:680327. doi: 10.1155/2013/680327. Epub 2013 Apr 24. PMID: 23710378; PMCID: PMC3655452.
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Case Rep Emerg Med. 2013;2013:680327. doi: 10.1155/2013/680327. Epub 2013 Apr 24.

Headache and status epilepticus in the postpartum period; posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome or cerebral venous thrombosis?.

Case reports in emergency medicine

Panagiotis Zis, Antonios Tavernarakis

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, Evangelismos General Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.

PMID: 23710378 PMCID: PMC3655452 DOI: 10.1155/2013/680327

Abstract

We report a case of a young woman, with a history of a miscarriage and a molar pregnancy, who developed headache and status epilepticus in postpartum day three. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST) can present with identical clinical picture; however, the imaging findings can help the clinician to make the correct diagnosis and initiate the appropriate treatment. Both PRES and CVST are medical emergencies and fully reversible entities especially when treatment initiation is immediate.

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