Headache associated with postpartum cerebral angiopathy: monitoring with transcranial color-coded sonography.
We report a case of postpartum cerebral angiopathy with headache; a rare entity that affects women within the early postpartum period. Cerebral angiography revealed multiple segmental narrowings of major cerebral arteries. The patient was monitored with transcranial color-coded sonography of the middle cerebral artery. Abnormally increased flow velocity within the middle cerebral artery decreased following initiation of steroid therapy, and the patient's headache improved dramatically.
Kubo
Shigeki
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Takarazuka Municipal Hospital, Japan.
Nakata
Hiroyuki
H
Tatsumi
Toshiaki
T
Yoshimine
Toshiki
T
D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
D013256:Steroids