Causes of postpartum seizures and/or coma

Obstetric

Eclampsia
Sheehan syndrome
Amniotic fluid embolism

Anesthetic

Dural puncture with leakage of cerebrospinal fluid
Air embolism

Neurologic

Primary seizure disorder
Intracranial structural lesion
Stroke
Intracranial hemorrhage
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Reversible cerebral vasoconstrictor syndrome
Spontaneous leakage of cerebrospinal fluid

Metabolic

Withdrawal syndrome (alcohol or drug withdrawal)
Electrolyte abnormalities
Uremia
Hypoglycemia
Thyroid abnormalities
Hypocalcemia

Infectious

Meningitis or encephalitis
Sepsis

Autoimmune

Systemic lupus erythematosus
Sjögren's disease
Wegener's granulomatosis
Sarcoidosis

Psychiatric

Pseudoseizure

Other

Porphyria
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Post-traumatic brain injury

Adapted from: Causer E, Birchall I, Simchovic G, Pascoal E. Postpartum seizure as a complication of dural puncture and intracranial hypotension. CMAJ 2023 July 10;195:E905-8. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230063.

Graphic 141942 Version 2.0

خرید پکیج

Causes of postpartum seizures and/or coma