Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS) with Late Presentation After Abortion and Multiple Neurologic Complications: A Case Report

RCVS is a cerebrovascular disorder previously named CallFleming thunderclap headaches with reversible vasospasm, is a clinical & radiological syndrome that is combination of severe headaches and neurological symptoms as a result of diffuse segmental constriction of cerebral arteries that causes transient distribution of the regulation of cerebral arteries tone that resolves within 3 months. Headache type in this disorder is recurrent sudden onset and severe, often accompanied by symptoms including nausea, vomiting, photophobia, confusion and blurred vision. Non-aneurysmal SAH, ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage are probable complications of RCVS [1] most commonly seen in women aged 20-50 years. There are different triggers cause RCVS but about more than half of the cases of RCVS are secondary mainly to postpartum and to the exposure to certain drugs such as vasoactive substances [2].