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Pregnancy and Hemorrhagic Stroke
Pregnancy is an important sex specific risk factor for hemorrhagic stroke which accounts for nearly 50% of stroke subtypes in pregnant women (Leffert et al., Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outc, 8(6 Suppl 3): S170–S178,...
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Pregnancy and Ischemic Stroke
Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in adults, and pregnancy is a leading risk factor for stroke among women. Physiologic changes unique to pregnancy and additional pathophysiologic cond...