Peripartum cerebral venous thrombosis.
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-95139
ABSTRACT
The clinical and computed tomography (CT) features of 25 patients with peripartum CVT are described. Majority of the patients presented in postpartum period and did not receive proper antenatal care. Headache (92%), altered sensorium (80%, seizures (76%), papilloedema (80%) and hemiplegia (52%) were the common modes of presentation. CT findings included diffuse brain oedema (52%), haemorrhagic or nonhaemorrhagic infarctions on one or both sides of brain (48%), gyral enhancement (40%) and tentorial enhancement (16%). While 15 patients made good recovery, 3 cases (12%) died during acute stage of illness.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez
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Transtornos Puerperais
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Convulsões
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Veias Cerebrais
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Edema Encefálico
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Embolia e Trombose Intracraniana
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
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