Can I read Postpartum Cerebral Venous Thrombosis—A Single-Center Experience on EtoBox?

Postpartum Cerebral Venous Thrombosis—A Single-Center Experience by Bajko, Zoltan (author);Motataianu, Anca (author);Stoian, Adina (author);Barcutean, Laura (author);Andone, Sebastian (author);Maier, Smaranda (author);Drăghici, Iulia-Adela (author);Balasa, Rodica (author) is a Neuroscience article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Postpartum Cerebral Venous Thrombosis—A Single-Center Experience about?

Background: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare variant of stroke in the general population, but an important subtype among pregnancy-and puerperium-related cases. Studies describing its risk factors and clinical characteristics are limited. The aim of our study is to disclose these aspects and compare with cases unrelated to pregnancy and puerperium. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis including 88 consecutive cases from a tertiary neurology clinic with a diagnosis of CVT. Ten of the 88 cases (11.3%) appeared during the postpartum period. Results: The mean age of the puerperal CVT cases was 26.5 years. The main pregnancy-related risk factors besides puerperium were cesarean delivery (5/10), preeclampsia (2/10), and stillbirth (1/10). General risk factors for thrombosis, i.e., infection, smoking, and primary hypercoagulability, were identified in 50% of cases. Onset was in the first 3 weeks after delivery, with a mean value of 9.6 ± 5.6 days. Headache was present in 90% of postpartum CVT cases and in 76.1% of non-postpartum female cases. Seizures were more frequent in the postpartum group (60% vs. 34.8%). Onset was acute (<48 h) in 50% of postpartum

Who reads Postpartum Cerebral Venous Thrombosis—A Single-Center Experience?

Author

Bajko, Zoltan (author);Motataianu, Anca (author);Stoian, Adina (author);Barcutean, Laura (author);Andone, Sebastian (author);Maier, Smaranda (author);Drăghici, Iulia-Adela (author);Balasa, Rodica (author)

Publisher

MDPI AG

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Neuroscience (Life Sciences)