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Sujata Datta1, Jeremy S Stern1, Bode Williams2.
Abstract
A case of stroke during induction of labour in a pregnant patient at term anticoagulated for prior venous thrombosis is reported. The cause was a middle cerebral artery embolism, originating from a false dissecting aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. Investigations and causes of stroke in a pregnant patient are briefly outlined.Entities:
Keywords: carotid aneurysm; induction of labour; pregnancy; stroke
Year: 2009 PMID: 27582816 PMCID: PMC4989721 DOI: 10.1258/om.2008.080050
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Obstet Med ISSN: 1753-495X