Combined oral contraceptives are one of the risk factor for stroke in women. We report a case of an arterial ischemic stroke due to lacunar infarction in a 35-year-old previously healthy female patient induced after 3 years on Sukhi an oral contraceptive after two times artificial abortions. A brain MRI finding was suggestive of lacunar infarction. Her symptoms improved after stopping the oral contraceptive and putting her on I.V heparin therapy.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3952412 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.118996 | DOI Listing |
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