title: Cerebral venous thrombosis complicating severe preeclampsia in the postpartum period: a diagnostic challenge.
abstract: A 26 year old primigravida with preeclampsia was diagnosed with a cerebral venous thrombosis 6 days following Cesarean section. The diagnosis was initially challenging due to the patient's history of migraines, the preeclampsia, multiple attempts at spinal anesthesia for Cesarean section, and a dural puncture while performing epidural blood patch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA. Electronic address: yilkhchoui@salud.unm.edu.
authors.forename: Yashar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ilkhchoui
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
authors.forename: Eva E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Szabo
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
authors.forename: Neal S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gerstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jaime
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Cerebral venous thrombosis; Cesarean section; Postpartum headache; Preeclampsia; Spinal anesthesia