Cranial neuroimaging in pregnancy and the post-partum period
| Autor: | Marcus D. Bradley, Alex M Mortimer, Shelley Renowden, N.G. Stoodley, M. Likeman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Neuroimaging Angiopathy Diagnosis Differential Leukoencephalopathy Pregnancy Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis reproductive and urinary physiology Brain Diseases Eclampsia business.industry Postpartum Period Brain General Medicine medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pregnancy Complications Female Radiology Differential diagnosis Tomography X-Ray Computed business Magnetic Resonance Angiography Postpartum period |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Radiology. 68:500-508 |
| ISSN: | 0009-9260 |
| Popis: | Several diverse neurological conditions may be seen during pregnancy and the post partum period. These usually require neuroimaging for definitive diagnosis and range from a predisposition to neurovascular abnormalities, such as acute ischaemic stroke and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, through to more specific pregnancy-related conditions, such as eclampsia/posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy and post-partum angiopathy. Additionally, the pregnant patient is predisposed to pituitary disease. It is necessary that the radiologist has an awareness of these conditions to allow swift specific diagnoses or suggest the most appropriate diagnosis when imaging findings are non-specific. We describe epidemiological and radiological features to allow the radiologist to guide the clinician in management, and review guidelines for safe cranial imaging of the pregnant patient. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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