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Abstract
The case of a 15 year old girl with a rapidly progressing right sided hemiparesis is reported. The history and clinical manifestations were suggestive of either herpes simplex encephalitis or occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery. At necropsy an occlusive thrombosis of the left middle cerebral artery due to a segmental necrotizing granulomatous panarteritis was found. The cause was obscure. A plausible incriminating factor was the contraceptive pill.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Australia; Biology; Case Studies; Causes Of Death; Cerebrovascular Effects; Contraception; Contraceptive Agents, Estrogen--side effects; Contraceptive Agents, Female--side effects; Contraceptive Agents, Progestin--side effects; Contraceptive Agents--side effects; Contraceptive Methods; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Dexamethasone Acetate--therapeutic use; Diseases; Embolism; Endocrine System; Ethinyl Estradiol--side effects; Examinations And Diagnoses; Family Planning; Granulomas; Headache; Hematologic Tests; Hormones; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Levonorgestrel--side effects; Mortality; Oceania; Oral Contraceptives; Oral Contraceptives, Combined; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Signs And Symptoms; Studies; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis; Vascular Diseases; Youth
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Year: 1987 PMID： 3451235 PMCID： PMC2428592 DOI： 10.1136/pgmj.63.746.1085
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN： 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401