PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gowri, Vaidyanathan
AU  - Mathew, Mariam
AU  - Galaal, Khadra A.
AU  - Jain, Rajeev
TI  - Postpartum cerebral vein thrombosis
DP  - 2005 Jan 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 93--95
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/1/93.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/1/93.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2005 Jan 01; 10
AB  - Pregnancy increases the risk of cerebrovascular accidents to approximately 13 times the expected rate. Most of the cerebrovascular accidents are due to cerebral venous thrombosis. Headache, seizures and focal neurological deficits are some of the symptoms of cerebral venous thrombosis. Headache can also be due to postural puncture, pre eclampsia and eclampsia in the postpartum period. Neuroimaging with MRI with contrast helps in the diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis and giving a definite diagnosis, which aids in the treatment and prognosis. The cases presented in this report highlight the importance of investigations such as MRI or CT in the diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy and puerperium.