Recurrent Intracranial Hemorrhage Due to Postpartum Cerebral Angiopathy
Author(s) -
Melanie R. Ursell,
Connie Marras,
Richard Farb,
David W. Rowed,
Sandra E. Black,
James Perry
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.9.1995
Subject(s) - medicine , angiopathy , cerebral vasculitis , vasculitis , subarachnoid hemorrhage , stroke (engine) , pregnancy , postpartum period , differential diagnosis , reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome , cerebral amyloid angiopathy , pediatrics , anesthesia , pathology , disease , mechanical engineering , dementia , biology , engineering , genetics , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology
Postpartum cerebral angiopathy as a cause of hemorrhagic stroke in young women is not well recognized. It is unknown whether this disorder represents a true inflammatory vasculitis or transient vasoconstriction related to the hormonal events of pregnancy and the postpartum period.
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