A MATERNAL COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE IN LABOR CAN AFFECT FETAL HEART-RATE

Authors
NEI M DALY S LIPORACE J
Citation
M. Nei et al., A MATERNAL COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE IN LABOR CAN AFFECT FETAL HEART-RATE, Neurology, 51(3), 1998, pp. 904-906
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
51
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
904 - 906
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1998)51:3<904:AMCPSI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
We describe a 33-year-old woman who had a complex partial seizure duri ng labor. Intrauterine pressure catheter and fetal heart monitoring du ring the seizure revealed a strong, prolonged uterine contraction and simultaneous significant fetal heart rate deceleration for 3.5 minutes . This patient demonstrates that complex partial seizures may result i n uterine hyperactivity during labor, which may result in fetal hypoxi a.