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stroke, pre & postpartum (antenatal stroke)

Epidemiology: - prepartum stroke incidence 0.02% - postpartum stroke incidence 0.02% - increased risk of stroke during pregnancy - women age 12-24 - 14 per 100,000 pregnant or postpartum women - 6 per 100,000 nonpregnant women - women age 25-34 - 21 per 100,000 pregnant or postpartum women - 14 per 100,000 nonpregnant women - women >= 35 years of age: no increased risk for pregnancy- associated stroke [2]

General

pregnancy disorder; obstetric disorder; pregnancy complication stroke; cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

References

  1. Kuklina EV et al Trends in Pregnancy Hospitalizations That Included a Stroke in the United States From 1994 to 2007 Reasons for Concern? Stroke July 28, 2011 PMID: 21799174 http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2011/07/28/STROKEAHA.110.610592.abstract
  2. Miller EC, Gatollari HJ, Too G et al Risk of Pregnancy-Associated Stroke Across Age Groups in New York State. JAMA Neurol. Published online October 24, 2016 PMID: 27775757 http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2570547