title: Lacunar infarction with oral contraceptives: An unusual case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, V.S.S Medical College and Hospital, Burla, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Sasmita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biswal
keywords: Arterial ischemic stroke; I.V heparin therapy; combined oral contraceptives; lacunar infarction