Cerebral edema as a consequence of a severe form of late toxemia in pregnant women

Abstract

In obstetric practice, cerebral edema develops in severe forms of late toxemia of pregnant women and is one of the dangerous complications. Its pathogenesis is associated with disorders of water-electrolyte metabolism, increased osmotic pressure, slowed blood flow, etc. All these factors are observed in toxemia of edematous renal character in pregnant and parturient women. Consequently, in the occurrence of acute cerebral edema in pregnant and parturient women play a role mainly severe forms of nephropathy, preeclampsia, eclampsia, hypertension.