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Chapter 25 - Headache and Stroke in Pregnancy

from Section 4 - Neurological Disorders in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Isabelle Malhamé ,
Amira El-Messidi  and
Catherine Legault
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

During your on-call duty, a 34-year-old primigravida at 23 weeks’ gestation with no systemic condition presents to the obstetric emergency assessment unit with a one-day history of a headache.

Keywords

Headache, pregnancyMigrainePrimary and secondary headacheNeuroimaging, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imagingLaboratory investigationsMigraine, pharmacologic nonpharmacologic treatmentMaternal-fetal risksStroke, acute managementAlteplaseEndovascular thrombectomyAntepartum, intrapartum managementPreconception counselingContraception
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 349 - 360
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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