[Woman´s subarachnoid hemmorage in pregnancy].

OBJECTIVE: Diagnostics and solution to a case of subarachnoid hemorrhagie in a pregnant woman. Description of a subarachnoid hemmorage case in week 13 of pregnancy and pointing out to the insidiousness anamnestic examination.

DESIGN: Case report.

SETTING: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uherskohradišťská nemocnice a.s.

CASE REPORT: The patient history describes a case of a 31-year-old hypertensive woman in week 38 of pregnancy, who experienced a complication during her pregnancy. Itinially the problem seemed to be gastroenteritis, which her son suffered from as well. Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage, and a caesarean section and a neurosurgical operation was performed.

CONCLUSION: Subarachnoid hemorrhage is weighty complication during pregnancy. It imminently threatens the woman´s life, as well as the life of the fetus. An anamnestic and physical examination as its result may lead to a quick diagnosis and a solution to this acute disease and subsequently may rescue the life of both the mother and the fetus.