[Space-demanding intracranial processes in puerperium (author's transl)].

Reference is made to aspects of differential diagnosis in the context of three space-demanding intracranial processes in puerperae. Puerperal psychosis with no organic cause had been the primary appraisal due to the absence or only discrete appearance of neurological symptoms and the superficial, apparent presence of psychopathological phenomena. --Comprehensive neurological testing is required, if cerebroorganic disorders are to be ruled out safely. Neuroradiological methods, such as cerebroscintigraphy and cerebral angiography, may be necessary. Close interdisciplinary cooperation will be essential to effective diagnosis with minimum stress on mother and child.