Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study

A twenty six years old woman presented with visual disturbance, headache and gait disturbance ten weeks postpartum. Imaging studies identified an acute infarction in the left thalamus. This case report discusses her presentation, investigations and management and the aetiology of stroke in pregn...

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Main Authors: Allison SJ, Basit A, Omer Mohd Hussein, Ahmed RA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3051/54%20-%205235_F(H)_PF1(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(PUH)_NEW.pdf
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spelling doaj-30f177708fd14e8f9617d4699eeb69282020-11-25T03:49:25ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2013-06-01761183118510.7860/JCDR/2012/5235.3051Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case StudyAllison SJ0Basit A1Omer Mohd Hussein2Ahmed RA3Eastwood Stroke Unit, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL, UK.Eastwood Stroke Unit, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL, UK.Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan.Eastwood Stroke Unit, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BL, UK.A twenty six years old woman presented with visual disturbance, headache and gait disturbance ten weeks postpartum. Imaging studies identified an acute infarction in the left thalamus. This case report discusses her presentation, investigations and management and the aetiology of stroke in pregnancy and the postpartum period.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3051/54%20-%205235_F(H)_PF1(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(PUH)_NEW.pdfstrokepostpartumpregnancyneurology
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author Allison SJ
Basit A
Omer Mohd Hussein
Ahmed RA
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Basit A
Omer Mohd Hussein
Ahmed RA
Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
stroke
postpartum
pregnancy
neurology
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Basit A
Omer Mohd Hussein
Ahmed RA
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title Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study
title_short Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study
title_full Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study
title_fullStr Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Stroke in the Postpartum Period: A Case Study
title_sort stroke in the postpartum period: a case study
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
series Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
issn 2249-782X
0973-709X
publishDate 2013-06-01
description A twenty six years old woman presented with visual disturbance, headache and gait disturbance ten weeks postpartum. Imaging studies identified an acute infarction in the left thalamus. This case report discusses her presentation, investigations and management and the aetiology of stroke in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
topic stroke
postpartum
pregnancy
neurology
url https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3051/54%20-%205235_F(H)_PF1(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(PUH)_NEW.pdf
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