| A case of postpartum cerebral angiitis and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 20419307 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE: To better characterize postpartum cerebral angiitis (PPCA). METHODS: We present a case of PPCA in which a 34-year-old G6P5104 underwent a normal vaginal delivery and developed PPCA. She had no signs or symptoms of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia. She had a history of migraines and received methylergonovine at delivery. She represented postpartum with headache and hypertension. The patient had characteristic findings of cerebral angiitis on imaging, and was diagnosed with PPCA. She was treated with nimodipine and steroids. She was monitored with transcranial Dopplers. RESULTS: In reviewing the literature, we found 23 cases of PPCA. We found that none had proteinuria, most were hypertensive, and all presented with headache. CONCLUSIONS: Use of sympathomimetic agents, particularly among those with migraines, may increase risk of PPCA. |
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Arvind Bakhru; Robert O Atlas |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-24 |
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Title: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics Volume: 283 ISSN: 1432-0711 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8710213 Medline TA: Arch Gynecol Obstet Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 663-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA, arvindba@med.umich.edu. |
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