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Massive pulmonary embolism can present as a seizure in the immediate postpartum period, mimicking eclampsia and complicating diagnosis.
Highlights that massive pulmonary embolism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of postpartum seizures, which are often attributed to eclampsia.
May warrant considering pulmonary embolism in postpartum seizures; single case report leaves open need for prospective validation.
Seizures in the postpartum period are not always due to eclampsia, and the various potential aetiologies have a considerable amount of overlap leading to difficulty in diagnosis. Massive pulmonary ...
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Ching et al. (2014) studied this question. Massive pulmonary embolism can present as a seizure in the immediate postpartum period, mimicking eclampsia and complicating diagnosis.
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