Findings, case of 40 y/o woman at 30 weeks gestation with preeclampsia, labile hypertension, and HELLP syndrome

Imaging Findings

Computed tomograms (CT) of the head demonstrate large bilateral intraparenchymal hemorrhages involving the parietooccipital white matter (arrows) with extension into the ventricles. Mass effect from the hemorrhages has resulted in effacement of the basilar cisterns (arrows). Vasogenic edema is evident in the subcortical white matter of the posterior occipital lobes (arrows). There is no midline shift or hydrocephalus.

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