Reduced Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Severe Pre-eclampsia

Introduction: Patients with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia syndrome reveal alterations in the concentrations of vasoactive hormones, in cerebral hemodynamics, and as recently reported in cerebral glucose metabolism (GM). Since the GM has not been measured absolutely, it is still unclear whether there is a cerebral hypo- or hypermetabolism of glucose and whether the found alterations in GM are related or unrelated to an alteration in cerebral perfusion. Methods and Results: We report on a 30-year-old woman who developed in week 26 of gestation a severe pre-eclampsia. In week 27 a cesarean section was performed and the p…