title: Cryptogenic cerebral embolism in women taking oral contraceptives.
abstract: Fourteen women taking oral contraceptives were admitted during a five-year period because of acute cerebrovascular lesions. A diagnosis of major cerebral embolism was established in four of them. No source of embolism was found, and thorough investigation failed to reveal any predisposing illness. Cerebral embolism was a probable diagnosis in several of the remaining 10 patients. A comparison was made with the strokes occurring in women not taking contraceptive pills in corresponding age groups.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral