Causes of stroke in pregnancy
Evidence-based neurology checklist on causes of stroke in pregnancy: Pregnancy-induced gestational hypertension: risk factors Chronic hypertension Obesity Age >40 years Previous preeclampsia or gestational hypertension Nulliparity Multiparity ≥3 Multiple pregnancy Pre-existing vascular disease…
Pregnancy-induced gestational hypertension: risk factors
- Chronic hypertension
- Obesity
- Age >40 years
- Previous preeclampsia or gestational hypertension
- Nulliparity
- Multiparity ≥3
- Multiple pregnancy
- Pre-existing vascular disease
- Collagen vascular disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Renal disease
Preeclampsia and eclampsia: features
HELLP syndrome: features
Hypercoagulable states
Other causes of ischaemic stroke
Causes of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
Causes of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH)
References
- Swartz RH, Ladhani NNN, Foley N, et al; Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Stroke Best Practice Advisory Committees. Canadian stroke best practice consensus statement: Secondary stroke prevention during pregnancy. Int J Stroke 2017; 1:1747493017743801 (Epub ahead of print).
- Sidorov EV, Feng W, Caplan LR. Stroke in pregnant and postpartum women. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2011; 9:1235-1247.
- McDermott M, Miller EC, Rundek T, Hurn PD, Bushnell CD. Preeclampsia: association with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and stroke. Stroke 2018; 49:524-530.
- Bushnell C, McCullough LD, Awad IA, et al; American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council for High Blood Pressure Research. Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in women: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2014; 45:1545-1588.
- Cheng CA, Lee JT, Lin HC, et al. Pregnancy increases stroke risk up to 1 year postpartum and reduces long-term risk. QJM 2017; 110:355-360.
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