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Cryptogenic postpartum stroke
Publication date: Available online 18 May 2016 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Dániel Bereczki, Norbert Szegedi, Zoltán Szakács, István Gubucz, Zsolt May An estimated 25–40% of ischemic strokes are classified as cryptogenic, which means the cause of the cerebral infarction remains unidentified. One of the potential pathomechanisms – especially among young patients with no cardiovascular risk factors – is paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale. Pregnancy, cesarean delivery and the postpartum period are associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular events. Factors tha...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - May 20, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research