2020
Stroke in Pregnancy: A Focused Update.
Miller EC, Leffert L. Stroke in Pregnancy: A Focused Update. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2020, 130: 1085-1096. PMID: 31124843, PMCID: PMC7035913, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain IschemiaDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansIntracranial HemorrhagesPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsStrokeConceptsHemorrhagic strokeCesarean deliveryPregnant womenIschemic strokeGeneral anesthesiaObstetric anesthesiologistHigh-risk obstetriciansLarge stroke trialsPregnancy-related strokeHigh-risk groupRisk of herniationMaternal strokeObstetric indicationsTherapeutic anticoagulationExtremity weaknessStroke neurologistsAcute strokeDevastating complicationNeuraxial analgesiaNonpregnant womenStroke subtypesIntracranial hypertensionRecent strokeVaginal deliveryStroke trials
2015
Treatment patterns and short-term outcomes in ischemic stroke in pregnancy or postpartum period
Leffert LR, Clancy CR, Bateman BT, Cox M, Schulte PJ, Smith EE, Fonarow GC, Kuklina EV, George MG, Schwamm LH. Treatment patterns and short-term outcomes in ischemic stroke in pregnancy or postpartum period. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 214: 723.e1-723.e11. PMID: 26709084, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke reperfusion therapyStroke reperfusion therapyShort-term outcomesTissue plasminogen activatorGuidelines-Stroke registryPregnancy-related strokeReperfusion therapyIschemic stroke patientsIschemic strokeNonpregnant womenPostpartum womenStroke patientsPlasminogen activatorPostpartum periodIntravenous tissue plasminogen activator useIntravenous tissue plasminogen activatorFavorable short-term outcomesTissue plasminogen activator useAcute reperfusion therapyCatheter-based thrombolysisGreater stroke severityMajor systemic bleedingNonpregnant women 18Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhageHistory of hypertension