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Neurocysticercosis – A Rare Differential Diagnosis of Postpartum Eclampsia

Humaira Safrin.H, Kalaivani and Rajalaks .

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Seizures in postpartum period usually result from eclampsia, epilepsy or centrals nervous system disorders. Neurocysticercosis is a rare, but an important, cause of first-time convulsions in postpartum period. Here we            report a case of 22 year old women with                       neurocysticercosis presenting in the fourth postnatal day with convulsions. This case highlightsNeurocysticercosis should be considered in postnatal women presenting with seizures which cannot be explained by eclampsia. 

 


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