• Gynecol. Obstet. Invest. · Jan 2008

    Case Reports

    Cranial thromboembolism secondary to patent foramen ovale and deep venous thrombosis after cesarean section.

    • Harika Bodur, Eray Caliskan, Yonca Anik, Yigit Cakiroglu, and Aydin Corakci.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kocaeli Medical School, Kocaeli, Turkey. harikabodur@yahoo.com
    • Gynecol. Obstet. Invest. 2008 Jan 1; 65 (4): 258-61.

    BackgroundParadoxical embolism via a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a rare event in the puerperium as a cause of stroke.CaseWe report a 21-year-old, G4P3A1 woman with the symptoms of convulsion, stroke and unconsciousness 1 week after cesarean delivery. An infarction was detected in both frontal lobes, and echocardiography and MRI confirmed the PFO. Her follow-up course with low-molecular-weight heparin and then warfarin for 6 months was uneventful.ConclusionPatients with an unexplained arterial event should be screened for PFO and possible paradoxical embolism.(c) 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel

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