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We present a case report describing a pregnancy complicated by severe preeclampsia and a trigeminal schwannoma which caused loss of consciousness, diplopia and blurred vision, which were initially thought to be signs of magnesium intoxication.
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Aksu, T., Dursun, P., Salman, M.C. et al. Trigeminal schwannoma mimicking magnesium intoxication in a pregnancy complicated by severe preeclampsia. Arch Gynecol Obstet 269, 70–71 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-003-0529-2
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