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CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE AND PREGNANCY

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2010

MAYA KATZ ,
JENNIFER LESKO ,
KATHRYN F KIRCHOFF-TORRES ,
VICTOR ZACH  and
STEVEN R LEVINE
MAYA KATZ*
Affiliation:
The Mount Sinai Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, New York, NY 10029-6574.
JENNIFER LESKO
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago, IL, 60611.
KATHRYN F KIRCHOFF-TORRES
Affiliation:
The Mount Sinai Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, New York, NY 10029-6574.
VICTOR ZACH
Affiliation:
The Mount Sinai Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, New York, NY 10029-6574.
STEVEN R LEVINE
Affiliation:
The Mount Sinai Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, New York, NY 10029-6574.
*
Maya Katz, MD, Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1137, New York, NY 10029-6574, United States of America. Email address: Maya.Katz@MSSM.edu
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Approximately 12%–27% of cerebrovascular disease in women of childbearing age is associated with pregnancy. The reported incidence of stroke in pregnancy ranges from 0.01%–0.05%. While these events are uncommon, they are often clinically devastating. The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) review of death certificates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that neurologic or neurovascular problems are one of the leading causes of mortality in pregnancy.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , May 2010 , pp. 114 - 162
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