Table 1 Summary of our 4 cases with the case reports in the literature
Age | Risk factors | HDP | Symptom | Neurological signs | Event time | Treatment | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | 32 | None | Yes - Preeclampsia | Left sided neck pain | No | Antenatal | Aspirin | Alive - no neurological deficit |
Case 2 | 33 | None | Yes - preeclampsia | Right sided neck pain | No | Antenatal | Heparin - > Aspirin | Alive - no neurological deficit |
Case 3 | 30 | Migraine, Obesity | Yes - NSAID induced postpartum HTN | Headche with left sided neck pain | No | Postnatal | LMWH - > Aspirin | Alive - no neurological deficit |
Case 4 | 30 | Previous IUGR and post partum eclampsia | Yes - NSAID induced postpartum HTN | Left sided neck pain | No | Postnatal | Aspirin | Alive - no neurological deficit |
McKinney J et al. [1] | 41 | None | Yes | Headache, HTN, Dysarthria | Quadriplegia | Post natal | Aspirin | Alive with residual memory and visual loss |
Arnold M et al. [2] | 41 | Migraine | - n/a- | Bilateral neck pain | TIA | Post natal | -n/a- | |
35 | Migraine, Smoker, HTN | -n/a- | Bilateral headache | Ischemic CVA | Postnatal | -n/a- | Alive, Ischemic CVA | |
27 | Migraine | -n/a- | Ipsilateral neck pain | Postnatal | -n/a- | |||
38 | Migraine, HTN | -n/a- | Thunderclap headache | Postnatal | -n/a | |||
34 | Chiropractor neck manipulation | -n/a- | Ipsilateral neck pain with headache | Postnatal | -n/a- | |||
Tuluc M et al. [5] | 39 | None | Yes | Headache preceeding loss of consciousness | LOC | Antenatal | -n/a- | Deceased mother, Live baby |
Borelli P et al. [3] | 34 | None | Yes | Headache with visual disturbance | None | Postnatal | Aspirin | Alive |