Pregnancy Management and Outcome in Parkinson's Disease in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Case Report

Background: Parkinson's disease is a rare disease among pregnant ones. Previous studies reported that there might be a worsening of PD symptom intensity associated with pregnancy. Here we presented the first pregnant case with Parkinson's disease in King Abdulaziz medical city (KAMC)in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and studying the case management and outcomes. Case Presentation: our case is a 36-year-old female, known case of Parkinson's disease, who was admitted at 33 weeks of gestation with a complaint of increased severity of tremor along with mild rigidity and bradykinesia. Her anatomy scan, serology, glucose tolerance test (GTT) were all normal apart from iron deficiency anemia. She was well controlled on proponalol, which stopped at 16 weeks of gestation when she was recommended for Carbidopa/levodopa. She delivered a preterm baby girl weighing 2.73kgs at 36 weeks + 6 with no complications.