Postpartum cerebral angiopathy associated with the administration of sumatriptan and dihydroergotamine - a case report

Cerebral angiopathy of the postpartum period is a rare entity, sometimes pr omoted by vaso-constrictives drug prescription. Its clinical presentation i ncludes headaches, seizures and focal neurological deficits, which develop shortly after a normal pregnancy. The diagnosis is based on clinical findin gs and angiography, showing multiple narrowing of the intracranial cerebral arteries. This neurological feature is reversible and the clinical outcome is good. We report a case of benign cerebral angiopathy in a 20-year-old w oman in the postpartum period, occurring after administration of sumatripta n and ergot derivates.