Thrombotic stroke in association with ovarian hyperstimulation and early pregnancy rescued by thrombectomy
Abstract: Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) affects 2–4% of in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients, which may rarely result in an ischemic stroke secondary to a hypercoagulable state. We describe a case of a 38-year-old IVF patient who developed early-onset OHSS with a viable pregnancy who presented at 18 days post embryo transfer with an ischemic stroke resulting from a thrombus in the right middle cerebral artery. As the use of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator was relatively contraindicated owing to a recent intra-abdominal drain placement, a radiologically guided thrombectomy was performed. This resulted in neurological improvement in the mother and the birth of a normal term infant, without significant ionizing effects to the developing embryo.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Thrombotic stroke in association with ovarian hyperstimulation and early pregnancy rescued by thrombectomy ; volume:1 ; number:1-2 ; year:2012 ; pages:43-45 ; extent:3
Case reports in perinatal medicine ; 1, Heft 1-2 (2012), 43-45 (gesamt 3)
- Creator
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Chua, Natalie W.L.
Wang, Junjie
Loh, Seong-Feei
Chan, Jerry K.Y.
Brent, Robert L.
- DOI
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10.1515/crpm-2012-0031
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411121514389.405313934348
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:22 AM CEST
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- Chua, Natalie W.L.
- Wang, Junjie
- Loh, Seong-Feei
- Chan, Jerry K.Y.
- Brent, Robert L.