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Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Women: A Review with Special Attention to Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period

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Non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage includes subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), which can be classified as primary or secondary. Primary ICH is due to arterial hypertension or cerebral amyloid angiopathy, and secondary ICH is due to cerebral vascular malformations, coagulopathies, infectious complications, brain tumors, and illicit stimulant drug use. This review explores the epidemiology and management of non-traumatic ICH in women, with a focus on pregnancy and the post-partum period, defined as 6 weeks post-delivery.

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Toossi, S., Moheet, A.M. Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Women: A Review with Special Attention to Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period. Neurocrit Care 31, 390–398 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-018-0571-3

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