Article
Lethal Vertebral Artery Dissection In Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2006
Abstract
Subarachnoid hemorrhage represents a rare event in pregnancy with a high mortality rate. We present the case of a 39-year-old pregnant woman who developed right vertebral artery dissection with subsequent massive subarachnoid hemorrhage with fatal outcome. The macroscopic and microscopic autopsy findings are described. A review of the literature with a discussion of the varied predisposing factors for vertebral artery dissection and subarachnoid hemorrhage and the rarity of these events in pregnancy is provided.
Disciplines
PubMedID
16594746
Document Type
Article
Citation Information
Tuluc, M., Brown, D., & Goldman, B. (2006). Lethal vertebral artery dissection in pregnancy: a case report and review of the literature. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 130(4), 533-535.