Status Epilepticus and Coma in Pregnancy. Management Dilemma in a Resource Limited Setting (Monatele, Cameroon): Case Report  

作　　者：Mosman Anyimbi Ofeh Charles Regent Kenne Nodem Mosman Anyimbi Ofeh;Charles Regent Kenne Nodem(Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Higher Institute of Medical Technology of Nkolondom, Yaoundé, Cameroon;Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Monatele District Hospital, Monatele, Cameroon)

机构地区：[1]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Higher Institute of Medical Technology of Nkolondom, Yaoundé, Cameroon [2]Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Monatele District Hospital, Monatele, Cameroon

出　　处：《Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology》2022年第1期25-32,共8页妇产科期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Epilepsy is a leading neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and a</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ff</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ecting more than 50 million people worldwide. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Status epilepticus (SE) </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is a neurological emergency associated with a high mortality rate and long-term</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> cognitive sequelae. In pregnancy</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> status epilepticus poses a tremendous threat to both mother and fetus</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. We report a case of status epilepticus in pregnancy complicated by coma, where obstetrical ultrasound revealed fetal demise in utero followed by rapid maternal deterioration and demise later. There was management challenge of a comatose pregnant mother in very poor and deteriorating hemodynamic state with fetal demise in a low economic and limited resource setting.</span>Epilepsy is a leading neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and a</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ff</span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ecting more than 50 million people worldwide. </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Status epilepticus (SE) </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is a neurological emergency associated with a high mortality rate and long-term</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> cognitive sequelae. In pregnancy</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> status epilepticus poses a tremendous threat to both mother and fetus</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. We report a case of status epilepticus in pregnancy complicated by coma, where obstetrical ultrasound revealed fetal demise in utero followed by rapid maternal deterioration and demise later. There was management challenge of a comatose pregnant mother in very poor and deteriorating hemodynamic state with fetal demise in a low economic and limited resource setting.</span>

关 键 词：Status Epilepticus PREGNANCY COMA Fetal Demise EPILEPSY 

分 类 号：R71[医药卫生—妇产科学]