Postpartum cerebral angiopathy: atypical features and treatment with intracranial balloon angioplasty

Neuroradiology. 2004 Dec;46(12):1022-6. doi: 10.1007/s00234-003-1129-3. Epub 2004 Nov 27.

Abstract

Postpartum cerebral angiopathy (PCA) is an uncommon cause of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in young women. It is usually clinically benign and not relapsing. We describe a patient with nonhemorrhagic PCA who had an atypical progressive neurological deficit from bilateral hemisphere watershed ischemia despite treatment with aggressive medical therapy and intracranial balloon angioplasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty, Balloon*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery / complications*
  • Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery / diagnosis
  • Infarction, Anterior Cerebral Artery / therapy*
  • Puerperal Disorders / complications*
  • Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis
  • Puerperal Disorders / therapy*