A Case of Puerperal Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis in Preeclampsia.

Oh, S I; Lee, K K; Woo, M Y; Cho, S J; Jung, J H

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 1997;40(10):2329-2334.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Puerperal Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis in Preeclampsia.

S I Oh, K K Lee, M Y Woo, S J Cho, J H Jung

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eulji Medicine College, Taejeon, Korea.

Abstract

Cerebrovascular accidents are an important indirect obstetric cause of maternal morbi-dity and mortality. The incidences, causes, and prognosis of nonhemorhagic strokes occurr-ing in association with pregnancy or puerperium are poorly understood. Cerebral venous thrombosis is an uncommon form of cerebrovascular disease. But pregnancy, especially pu-erperium is predisposing events of cerebral venous thrombosis. The overall average mortal-ity of pregnant patients with cerebral venous thrombosis is approximately 30%. An aggre-ssive work-up to define the etiology of stroke in pregnancy or puerperium is necessary in order to implement cause-specific management with subsequent reduction in morbidity and mortality.