Open AccessAssessment of maternal cerebral blood flow in patients with preeclampsia
Author(s) -
Mandić,
Z. Mikovic,
M Đukić,
M Vasiljević,
Dejan Filimonović,
Mirjana Bogavac
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0502068m
Subject(s) - medicine , preeclampsia , eclampsia , vascular resistance , gestational age , cardiology , analysis of variance , diastole , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , blood pressure , genetics , biology
Systemic vasoconstriction in preeclamptic patients increases vascular resistance, and is manifested by increased arterial blood flow velocity. The aim of the study is to evaluate if there is a change of Doppler indices in maternal medial cerbral artery (MCA) in severe preeclampsia due to: 1) severity of clinical symptoms, 2) the begining of eclamptic attack and 3) the application of anticonvulsive therapy.