title: Stroke during induction of labour in a patient with carotid aneurysm and prior multiple venous thromboses.
abstract: A case of stroke during induction of labour in a pregnant patient at term anticoagulated for prior venous thrombosis is reported. The cause was a middle cerebral artery embolism, originating from a false dissecting aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. Investigations and causes of stroke in a pregnant patient are briefly outlined.
authors: Frimley Park Hospital , Surrey , UK.
authors: Sujata
authors: S
authors: Datta
authors: Frimley Park Hospital , Surrey , UK.
authors: Jeremy S
authors: JS
authors: Stern
authors: Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, UK; Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK.
authors: Bode
authors: B
authors: Williams
keywords: carotid aneurysm; induction of labour; pregnancy; stroke