title: [Anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with intracranial A-V malformation].
abstract: We presented a case of intracranial vascular malformations associated with pregnancy. A 32 year-old woman who was at 36 weeks of gestation had been experiencing loss of consciousness and convulsions for 3 years. MRI revealed an intracerebral AVM measuring 3.5 x 3.0cm in the left temporal lobe. Cesarean section was carried out under general anesthesia and epidural anesthesia to prevent the rise of blood pressure and intracranial pressure owing to stress of delivery and labor pain. Intermittent injection of nicardipine was quite effective to control the hypertension during anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
chemical_list: D009529:Nicardipine