SERIAL ASSESSMENTS OF MIDDLE CEREBRAL-ARTERY FLOW VELOCITY WITH TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY IN THE RECOVERY STAGE OF ECLAMPSIA - A CASE-REPORT

The pathophysiologic changes of eclampsia and/or hypertensive encephal opathy are unclear. Changes of middle cerebral artery flow velocity du ring the recovery stage in a case of eclampsia are reported. After the disappearance of signs and symptoms, the flow velocity began to incre ase, owing probably to delayed vasospasm, which was confirmed by magne tic resonance angiography. The vasospasm may be a consequence of eclam psia and may be of small significance in the pathogenesis.