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Isolated angiitis of brain in pregnancy and puerperium
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|April 1, 1984
Isolated angiitis of the brain in labor and puerperium is described. Persistent headaches in a preeclamptic patient in the postpartum period usually suggests either persistent preeclampsia or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Isolated vasculitis of the brain, which was diagnosed in the present case, should be considered as it responds to medical (pharmacologic) treatment.
Isolated angiitis of the brain in labor and puerperium is described. Persistent headaches in a preeclamptic patient in the postpartum period usually suggests either persistent preeclampsia or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Isolated vasculitis of the brain, which was diagnosed in the present case, should be considered as it responds to medical (pharmacologic) treatment.