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Maternal Stroke: an Update by Maria D. Zambrano; Eliza C. Miller is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose of the review: Maternal morbidity and mortality is rising in the usa, and maternal stroke is a major contributor. here, we review the epidemiology, risk factors, and current recommendations for diagnosis and acute treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke during pregnancy and postpartum, focusing on recent evidence. ## Recent findings: The incidence of maternal stroke has risen in recent years, possibly due to increasing rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. the risk of maternal stroke is highest in the peripartum and early postpartum period. preeclampsia is highly associated with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and is also associated with long-term increased risk of stroke and vascular dementia. hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, migraine, and infections are risk factors for maternal stroke. limited data suggest that thrombolytics and endovascular reperfusion therapy are safe and effective in pregnant women with ischemic stroke, but few data are available regarding safety of thrombolytics in the postpartum period. new consensus guidelines are now available to assist with management of ischemic a
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- Author
- Maria D. Zambrano; Eliza C. Miller
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)