Diagnosis of acute neurological emergencies in pregnant and post-partum women
@article{Edlow2013DiagnosisOA, title={Diagnosis of acute neurological emergencies in pregnant and post-partum women}, author={J.A. Edlow and Louis R. Caplan and Karen E. O’Brien and Carrie D. Tibbles}, journal={The Lancet Neurology}, year={2013}, volume={12}, pages={175-185} }
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Diagnosis of Acute Neurologic Emergencies in Pregnant and Postpartum Women.
- MedicineEmergency medicine clinics of North America
- 2016
Imaging of Neurological Emergencies During Pregnancy and the Puerperium
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2020
The scope of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of the various entities responsible for acute neurological syndromes in pregnant and postpartum women are reviewed, and the role of the radiologist as an important consultant of the managing team is highlighted.
Acute Neurological Emergencies During Pregnancy and Postpartum in a Sample of Upper Egypt Women
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2017
Frequentancy of acute neurological emergencies during pregnancy and postpartum in a sample of upper Egypt women were higher in patients whose age less than 30 years old and live in rural than patientswhose age 30 yearsOld or more andLive in urban area.
New-Onset Seizures in Pregnancy and Puerperium
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2016
Although the pathogenesis of new-onset pregnancy-related neurological disorders remains unknown, physiological changes during pregnancy and puerperium are believed to have a major role.
Neurological Emergencies During Pregnancy
- Medicine
- 2016
Any woman with an existing neurologic condition should consult her obstetrician and her neurologist before she becomes pregnant, so that the patient can be advised about the possible risks associated with her condition during pregnancy and about the possibly teratogenic effects of her medications.
Cerebrovascular emergencies in pregnancy.
- MedicineBest practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology
- 2015
Neurologic complications in critically ill pregnant patients.
- Medicine, PsychologyHandbook of clinical neurology
- 2017
Radiological findings in peri-partum neurological emergencies: experience from a tertiary care hospital
- Medicine
- 2014
Young women in pregnancy and post-partum period can present with a variety of acute neurological emergencies, and in this series, PRES was the commonest diagnosis.
MR of Maternal Brain Diseases in Pregnancy
- Medicine, Psychology
- 2016
Patients can present with new acute-onset neurological conditions that are common during or after pregnancy, and knowledge of these conditions associated with pregnancy allows recognizing characteristic imaging finding to reach the correct diagnosis.
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