A holiday miracle: surviving a stroke while pregnant
Though rare, strokes can impact pregnant women.
December 04, 2023
Briana grant was 24 years old and 24 weeks pregnant when … she says, “I couldn’t see anything. I mean, I couldn’t even see my hand in front of my face.”
Alone and slipping in and out of consciousness. When she woke up, she phoned a friend who called for help.
Richard Bellon, MD, Neurointerventional Surgeon at Swedish Medical Center says, “She was having symptoms because of a blockage of a major vessel in the head. She wasn’t getting enough blood flow to the brain. When that happens to people, a small portion of the brain dies pretty much immediately within a matter of minutes.”
Published:
December 04, 2023
Location:
Swedish Medical Center