Etiopathogenetic risk factors for stroke in pregnant women

Abstract

Stroke is a severe thrombotic condition that can occur in women of reproductive age during their pregnancy. Physiological changes that occur during gestation, childbirth and the postpartum period predispose a woman to the development of thrombotic complications. However, the true causes of cerebrovascular accidents are not fully understood. More than 50 % of strokes occur in the absence of obvious risk factors. The article reviews etiological and pathogenetic mechanisms of cerebral blood flow disorders and factors contributing to this condition in pregnant women.

Keywords

• ischemic stroke
• hemorrhagic stroke
• pregnancy
• risk factors
• physiological changes
• antiphospholipid syndrome
• adamts-13