Risk factors for stroke in pregnancy and the postpartum period
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2011.08.010
- VernacularTitle:妊娠和产后期卒中的危险因素
- Author:
Xu ZHANG
;
Jinrong WANG
;
Zhaobo CUI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Stroke;
Cerebrovascular disorders;
Pregnancy complications;
Puerperal disorders;
Risk factors
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2011;19(8):611-615
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pregnancy and the puerperium have been recognized to increase the risk of stroke, particularly from late pregnancy and through the puerperium. The reported incidences of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium varied widely, but when it occurs, there may be implications for management of the patient and delivery of the child. Important causes of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium include preeclampsia and eclampsia, cardioembolism, rapture of cerebral vascular anomaly, cerebral aneurysm rupture and antiphospholipid syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Management of patients with pregnancy-related stroke is largely the same as that of nonpregnant patients, including thrombolysis, atntiplatelets and anticoagulants, with more consideration on maternal and fetal risks.
