A case-series study of cerebral venous thrombosis in women using short course oral contraceptive.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Department of Neurology, Tohid Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, ‎Sanandaj, Iran.
Payam
P
Khomand
Cellular and Molecular Research Center AND Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, ‎School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Kambiz
K
Hassanzadeh
Cerebral Thrombosis; Fasting; Headache; Oral Contraceptives