ReviewNeurology international2022
Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: a medical challenge in the peripartum period requiring a multimodal approach: a case report.AJOG global reports · 2026Article
- A postpartum woman with recurrent headaches and transient neurological deficits: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- A Population-Based Study of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome During Pregnancy and Puerperium.European journal of neurology · 2026Article
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- Association between preeclampsia and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: A case-control study.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Concurrent Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome and Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection in the Postpartum Period: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Fatal Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome: A Complication of Postpartum Haemorrhagic Shock.Cureus · 2025Article
- Severe Reversible Cerebral Vasospasm Syndrome Successfully Treated with Balloon Angioplasty and Intra-Arterial Nicardipine Infusion: A Case Report.Journal of neuroendovascular therapy · 2025Article
- Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Following Blood Transfusion in a Patient With Chronic Anemia: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Clinical relevance of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome in pregnant women with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: review of case reports in Japan.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024Review
- Concurrent spontaneous coronary dissection and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome during postnatal care.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
- Intracerebral hemorrhage as a complication of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome in the postpartum periods: a case report.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Headache Attributed to Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome (RCVS).Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Advances in Management of the Stroke Etiology One-Percenters.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2023Review
- Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome following intracranial hypotension in a postpartum patient: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Angiographic Findings of Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Associated with Postpartum.Case reports in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
(1) Background: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) encompasses a clinical and radiological diagnosis characterized by recurrent thunderclap headache, with or without focal deficits due to multifocal arterial vasoconstriction and dilation. RCVS can be correlated to pregnancy and exposure to certain drugs. Currently, the data on prevalence of RCVS in the postpartum period is lacking. We aim to investigate the prevalence of RCVS in the postpartum period and the rate of hemorrhagic complications of RCVS among the same group of patients; (2) Methods: We conducted the metanalysis by using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), and Meta-Analyses and Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) protocol. To analyze the Bias, we used the Ottawa Newcastle scale tool. We included only full-text observational studies conducted on humans and written in English. We excluded Literature Reviews, Systematic Reviews, and Metanalysis. Additionally, we excluded articles that did not document the prevalence of RCVS in the postpartum period (3). Results: According to our analysis, the Prevalence of RCVS in the postpartum period was 129/1083 (11.9%). Of these, 51/100 (52.7%) patients had hemorrhagic RCVS vs. 49/101 (49.5%) with non-hemorrhagic RCVS. The rates of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) were (51.6% and 10.7%, respectively. ICH seems to be more common than.; (4) Conclusions: Among patients with RCVS, the prevalence in PP patients is relativity high. Pregnant women with RCVS have a higher recurrence of hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic RCVS. Regarding the type of Hemorrhagic RCVS, ICH is more common than SAH among patients in the postpartum period. Female Sex, history of migraine, and older age group (above 45) seem to be risk factors for H-RCVS. Furthermore, recurrence of RCVS is associated with a higher age group (above 45). Recurrence of RCVS is more commonly idiopathic than being triggered by vasoactive drugs in the postpartum period.
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