Cerebral cavernous malformations and pregnancy: Hemorrhage risk and influence on obstetrical management

Neurosurgery

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 626-630

  Witiw, Christopher D ^a   Abou Hamden, Amal ^b   Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^c   Silvaggio, Joseph A ^a   Schneider, Carol ^a   Wallace, M Christopher ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral cavernous malformation; Intracranial hemorrhage; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROSURGEON; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865804275     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31825fd0dc     Document Type: Article

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