Postpartum cerebral angiopathy: an important diagnostic consideration in the postpartum period.
Am J Obstet Gynecol
; 191(1): 375-7, 2004 Jul.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15295399
ABSTRACT
A 32-year-old woman, gravida 4, para 2, presented with a severe headache 5 days after she had a vaginal delivery with epidural anesthesia. Nine days later she had neurologic symptoms develop. Magnetic resonance imaging and cerebral angiogram were abnormal with evidence of a vasculitis consistent with postpartum cerebral angiopathy. The patient received both methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide pulses with improvement of her symptoms. This is an important diagnosis for obstetricians to consider because it may result in serious neurologic damage if it is not diagnosed and treated early.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Asunto principal:
Trastornos Puerperales
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Vasculitis del Sistema Nervioso Central
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Obstet Gynecol
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos