From: Postpartum vertebral artery dissection: case report and review of the literature
Author | Age | Presenting Symptoms | Risk Factors | Affected Vertebral Artery | Delivery | Time from Delivery (Days) |
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Current report | 31 | Frontal headache, vertigo, nausea, vomiting | Preeclampsia, smoking | Left | Cesarean | 10 |
Shanmugalingam et al., 2016 [2] | 30 | Headache, ipsilateral neck pain | NSAID-induced postpartum HTN | Right | – | 6 |
30 | Ipsilateral neck pain | Prior IUGR and postpartum eclampsia | Left | – | 6 | |
Finley et al., 2015 [4] | 35 | Thunderclap headache | Migraine | Right | – | 21 |
Nishimura et al., 2015 [8] | 35 | Thunderclap headache | Eclampsia, PRES | Right | – | 8 |
Kelly et al., 2014 [9] | 39 | Thunderclap headache, ipsilateral neck pain, blurred vision | HTN, hyperlipidemia | Bilateral | Vaginal | 21 |
Drazin et al., 2012 [10] | 37 | Thunderclap headache | – | Bilateral | – | 3 |
Arnold et al., 2008 [3] | 41 | Bilateral neck pain | Migraine, hyperlipidemia | Left | Vaginal | 18 |
27 | Ipsilateral neck pain, thunderclap headache | Migraine, HTN, hyperlipidemia | Right | Vaginal | 11 | |
38 | Thunderclap headache | Migraine, hyperlipidemia | Bilateral | Vaginal | 7 | |
34 | Ipsilateral neck pain, headache | Chiropractor neck manipulation | Right | Vaginal | 7 | |
Gasecki et al., 1999 [11] | 34 | Headache, neck pain | Right | Vaginal | 14 |