Cerebrovascular complications in pregnancy and puerperium

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 108-111

  Prabhu, T Radha Bai ^a,b  

^a Government Hospital for Women and Children ^*  (India)

^b not available   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular complications; Pregnancy and puerperium; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIVERY; ECLAMPSIA; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS;

EID: 84879504458     PISSN: 09719202     EISSN: 09756434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-012-0251-8     Document Type: Article

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