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Cerebral magnetic resonance angiographic findings in severe preeclampsia
Y Matsuda1, T Tomosugi, Y Maeda
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kagoshima City Hospital, Japan.
Objective:
The purpose of our study was to investigate the cerebral pathophysiology of severe preeclampsia using the noninvasive method of magnetic resonance angiography.
Study Design:
We studied cerebral magnetic resonance angiography findings in 9 severely preeclamptic patients.
Results:
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.
Conclusion:
This study shows that cerebral artery vasospasm is seen in some severe preeclamptic patients.