Emergency carotid artery thrombectomy for postpartum hemiplegia.
The case of a 22-year-old patient who suffered from postpartum hemiplegia due to thrombosis of the internal carotid artery is reported. She was treated aggressively with pentobarbital coma, angiography, and thrombectomy and recovered with minimal deficit.
D000328:Adult; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders