Seizures associated with Lupus during pregnancy

Shigeru Aoki; Natsuko Kobayashi; Aya Mochimaru; Tsuneo Takahashi; Fumiki Hirahara

doi:10.1002/ccr3.517

Seizures associated with Lupus during pregnancy

Clin Case Rep. 2016 Mar 2;4(4):366-8. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.517. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Authors

Shigeru Aoki¹, Natsuko Kobayashi¹, Aya Mochimaru¹, Tsuneo Takahashi¹, Fumiki Hirahara²

Affiliations

¹ Perinatal Center for Maternity and Neonate Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yokohama City University Hospital Yokohama Japan.

Abstract

A sudden flare of previously stable SLE may give rise to CNS lupus. During pregnancy, seizures associated with CNS lupus can cause hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in the infant.

Keywords: CNS lupus; HIE; SLE; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports