Masselli G | Author | SciTechnol | Journal of Womens Health, Iss

Masselli G Author

Subjects of specialization
MRI ,Ultrasound ,PET ,pediatrics,diagnostics

Affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Rome

Biography

Masselli G belongs to department of Radiology, Sapienza University of Rome, interested in various fields of MRI, Ultrasound, PET, pediatrics, diagnostics, abdominal radiology, tumors, imaging

Publications

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Refractory Status Epilepticus in a Pregnant Woman Affected by Clivus Chordoma

Author(s):

Candelieri M , Maragno AM, Galoppi P, Masselli G, Brunelli R and Perrone G

Status epilepticus (SE) is a rare but potentially life threatening complication that women with epilepsy may experience during pregnancy. Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) is defined as an epileptic status which is unresponsive to early standard antiepileptic medical treatments; it has been reported that in pregnant women affected by other diseases (systemic lupus erythematosus, porphyria, vitamin B6 deficiency and cavernous angioma) this status spontaneously resolved only after delivery. We report the case of a primigravida 29-year-old epileptic woman who was admitted to the Emergency Room at 25 weeks of gestation with RSE and a confused mental state. Her view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9795.1000213

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