Middle Cerebral Artery Blood Flow Velocity During Normal Pregnancy

• Published in: The Neurologist (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 29; no. 1; p. 45
• Main Authors: Erkoç Ataoğlu, Esra, Batur Çağlayan, Hale, Nazliel, Bijen, Çinar, Mehmet, Akyol Gürses, Asli, Moraloğlu Tekin, Özlem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Blood Flow Velocity - physiology; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology; Female; Humans; Middle Cerebral Artery - diagnostic imaging; Pregnancy; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial

The present study aimed to evaluate resting middle cerebral artery (MCA) blood flow velocities using transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) in healthy women at different stages of pregnancy, and to compare these velocities with those of normal controls. A total of 105 healthy normotensive pregnant wo...