Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare neurological disorder, characterized by raising intracranial pressure of unknown reason, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure without changes in its composition, and usually it is presented by headache, papilledema. In this report, we will discu...
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| description | Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare neurological disorder, characterized by raising intracranial pressure of unknown reason, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure without changes in its composition, and usually it is presented by headache, papilledema. In this report, we will discuss the anesthesia management of cesarean section for a 31-year-old, morbidly obese patient (body mass index = 42 kg/m2), pregnant at 37 weeks, with IIH along with sepsis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7fafb8a932f4433ba0506e6af8690b72025-01-02T06:07:28ZengKnowledge EDubai Medical Journal2571-726X2023-06-011510.1159/000530967530967Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case ReportAhmed Maher Ibrahim Hashey0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-5521Emergency Intensive Care and Anesthesia Department, Latifa Hospital, Dubai Academic Healthcare Corporate, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIdiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare neurological disorder, characterized by raising intracranial pressure of unknown reason, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure without changes in its composition, and usually it is presented by headache, papilledema. In this report, we will discuss the anesthesia management of cesarean section for a 31-year-old, morbidly obese patient (body mass index = 42 kg/m2), pregnant at 37 weeks, with IIH along with sepsis.https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/530967deliveryidiopathic intracranial hypertensionpregnancyneurological disordersspinal anesthesiaemergencycesarean section |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Maher Ibrahim Hashey Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report Dubai Medical Journal delivery idiopathic intracranial hypertension pregnancy neurological disorders spinal anesthesia emergency cesarean section |
| title | Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report |
| title_full | Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report |
| title_short | Anesthesia Management of a Pregnant Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Sepsis Who Needs Emergency Cesarean Section: A Case Report |
| title_sort | anesthesia management of a pregnant patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and sepsis who needs emergency cesarean section a case report |
| topic | delivery idiopathic intracranial hypertension pregnancy neurological disorders spinal anesthesia emergency cesarean section |
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