A case-series study of cerebral venous thrombosis in women using short course oral contraceptive
Khomand، Payam نويسنده Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran , , Hassanzadeh، Kambiz نويسنده Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran ,
Background: We report a case series of cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) in women who used oral contraceptive pill (OCP) in the Muslims Ramadan and fasting month.
Methods: This study was a retrospective case series of 9 patients with diagnosis of CVT, who admitted in the neurology ward of Tohid Hospital of Sanandaj, Iran, in July-August 2014-2015.
Results: Patients had no history of thrombosis before. They were treated with oral contraceptive more than 1 month to be able to fast during Ramadan. They did not have other possible risk factors for CVT. A headache was the most common in 9/9 patients (100%) followed by vomiting and vertigo.
Conclusion: We found that high rate of CVT in female population during Ramadan indicates that it needs be considered as a specific risk factor and should be considered by healthcare system.