Authors: Kyelem Julie Marie Adeline Wendlamita, Dabilgou A Alfred, Ouedraogo P Victor, Sawadogo A Aziz, Napon Christian, Millogo Athanase.
Introduction: Pregnancy and post-partum are periods of risk for cerebrovascular complications in women. These pathologies can affect the vital prognosis of the woman.
Objectives: To describe the determinants of cerebrovascular pathologies during pregnancy and postpartum in the neurology departments of the CHU-YO and CHU-B.
Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study collected retrospectively over a period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021.
Results: We included 113 patients, mean age 23.35 years with extremes of 15 and 45 years. Eclampsia predominated in 64.60% of cases. Other etiologies were stroke (18.58%), cerebral venous thrombosis (11.51%), reversible posterior encephalopathy syndrome (3.54%) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (1.77%). Factors associated with the occurrence of cerebrovascular pathology were young age [15-19 years] (p=0.001), high blood pressure (p=0.001). The mortality rate was 8.85%.
Conclusion: Cerebrovascular pathologies during pregnancy and postpartum with regard to their morbidity and mortality constitute a reproductive health problem and therefore require a multidisciplinary approach.
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