Obstetric Medicine > Volume 2, Number 2 > Pp. 75-76

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Case reports

Stroke during induction of labour in a patient with carotid aneurysm and prior multiple venous thromboses

Sujata Datta MRCOG   ^*, Jeremy S Stern MRCP   ^* and Bode Williams MRCOG   ^*  

^* Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey, UK; Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK

Correspondence to: Bode Williams, Consultant Obstetrician, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK Email: sirbodie{at}yahoo.co.uk

A case of stroke during induction of labour in a pregnant patient at term anticoagulated for prior venous thrombosis is reported. The cause was a middle cerebral artery embolism, originating from a false dissecting aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. Investigations and causes of stroke in a pregnant patient are briefly outlined.

Key Words: pregnancy • induction of labour • stroke • carotid aneurysm

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