NEUROLOGIC CONDITIONS OCCURRING AS COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY

Abstract

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Hypertensive Vascular Disorders Eclampsia Hypertensive Vascular Disease Conditions Due to Vascular Disorders Postpartum Thrombosis (Nonseptic) of the Cortical Veins and Dural Sinuses Unexplained Arterial Occlusion or Hemorrhage Involving the Brain or Spinal Cord Air Embolism During Delivery or the Puerperium Embolism Due to Amniotic Fluid Contents Rupture of Dissecting Aneurysm During Pregnancy Uremia and Other Conditions Associated with Nephritis Metabolic Disorders Diabetes with Diabetic Coma and Hypoglycemic Coma Hepatic Damage During Pregnancy Tetany During Pregnancy and Lactation Postpartum Necrosis of the Anterior Lobe of the Hypophysis and Hypopituitary Cachexia (Simmonds' Disease) Conditions Due to Infections Chorea Gravidarum Tetanus Due to Postpartum Infection Bacterial Infections, Such as Abscess of the Brain, Septic Sinus Thrombosis, Meningitis and Myelitis Due to Postpartum Infection Polyneuritis Following Postpartum Infection Poliomyelitis Effect of Pregnancy on Syphilis Effect of Pregnancy on Epidemic Encephalitis INTRODUCTION THE PURPOSE of this paper is to give a