Authors : B. MOHAMED MAHMOUD LEMHABA; S. ACHKIF; M. Mohamed lemine K.Saoud N.Mamouni; S.ERRARHAY; C.BOUCHIKHI; A.BANANI
Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 1 - January
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Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is a sudden
loss of neurological function due to a vascular neuronal
injury and is one of the leading causes of disability in
adults. The occurrence of stroke during pregnancy or
postpartum (gravidopuerperal stroke [GP-Stroke]),
however, is a rare but potentially devastating event
because of its impact on the mother, child, and family
environment. A review of recent literature has shown
that stroke affects 30 women per 100,000 pregnancies,
which is about three times more than in the general
young adult population. Several pregnancy-related
abnormalities can increase the risk of stroke, including :
Pregnancy-related blood pressure abnormalities (chronic
hypertension, gestational hypertension, preeclampsia,
eclampsia) and their complications; HELLP syndrome
(hemolysis, hepatic cytolysis and low platelet count);
hematologic and prothrombotic physiologic changes in
the third trimester and postpartum period; hyperemesis
leading to hemoconcentration; and changes in cerebral
vasculature (e.g., reversible cerebral vasoconstriction
syndrome, arteriovenous malformations, or cervical
artery dissection).
We report the case of a hemorrhagic stroke in an 18-
year-old patient admitted for hemiplegia and aphasia of
abrupt onset on an unattended pregnancy term
complicated by preeclampsia in whom cerebral CT scan
confirmed cerebral hemorrhage
Keywords : Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Hemorrhagic Stroke.