title: Stroke and pregnancy.
abstract: Pregnancy-related stroke is, fortunately, a rare event. However, when it occurs, there may be implications for management of the patient and delivery of the child. This article reviews the mechanisms and risk factors for stroke related to pregnancy, the presenting features, diagnosis and management of the different stroke types, and the implications for pregnancy and delivery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences. The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK. c.davie@medsch.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Davie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D015984:Causality; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002822:Choriocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000453:epidemiology; D008423:Maternal Age; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology