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Wonderful talk at #AHA10 @MarilynCipolla on #preeclampsia and the Brain #neuroobstetrics #cardioobstetrics @uvmvermont @MaryCushmanMD
Preeclampsia is vascular disorder
Preeclampsia defined below @acog
Once you have PE, greater 
events, HTN, DM
But also BRAIN effects
Preeclampsia is vascular disorderPreeclampsia defined below @acog Once you have PE, greater events, HTN, DM But also BRAIN effects
#AHA20 #preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is an exaggerated response of pregnancy induced inflammation, hyperlipidemia and hypercoagulation
risk of:
seizures
stroke
cognitive decline
Preeclampsia is an exaggerated response of pregnancy induced inflammation, hyperlipidemia and hypercoagulation risk of:seizuresstrokecognitive decline
seizure threshold
Stroke Risk with #Preeclampsia also increase #AHA20
1/3 of pregnancy-related strokes have #Preeclampsia
intracerebral hemmorrhage occurs frequently
not included in stroke trials so we know little about what to do with them
1/3 of pregnancy-related strokes have #Preeclampsiaintracerebral hemmorrhage occurs frequentlynot included in stroke trials so we know little about what to do with them
Preeclampsia also associated with cognitive impairment: seen within 5 years of incident preeclampsia (so these are still young women!)
changes seen in cognition and brain atrophy
vascular dementia but not Alziehmer's Disease
@MarilynCipolla @AHAMeetings @MitchElkind
seen within 5 years of incident preeclampsia (so these are still young women!)changes seen in cognition and brain atrophy vascular dementia but not Alziehmer's Disease@MarilynCipolla @AHAMeetings @MitchElkind
