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01-10-2019 | Review Article

Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Women: A Review with Special Attention to Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period

Authors: Shahed Toossi, Asma M. Moheet

Published in: Neurocritical Care | Issue 2/2019

Abstract

Non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage includes subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), which can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary ICH is due to arterial hypertension or cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and secondary ICH is due to cerebral vascular malformations, coagulopathies, infectious complications, brain tumors, and illicit stimulant drug use. This review explores the epidemiology and management of non-traumatic ICH in women, with a focus on pregnancy and the post-partum period, defined as 6 weeks post-delivery.

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Title: Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Women: A Review with Special Attention to Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period
Authors: Shahed Toossi
Asma M. Moheet
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Neurocritical Care / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Electronic ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-018-0571-3

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