Carotid dissection has rarely been described in pregnancy. We report a 24-year-old
woman who developed an acute stroke 14 days postpartum after a complicated pregnancy.
Her left internal carotid artery was found to be occluded, presumably secondary to
a carotid dissection. Her neurologic symptoms resolved and she was treated with short-term
warfarin therapy and blood pressure control.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 26,
2009
Received in revised form:
March 19,
2009
Received:
February 17,
2009
Identification
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.03.020
Copyright
© 2010 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
