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John H. Altshuler, MD; Roy A. McLaughlin, MD; Karl T. Neubuerger, MD

Arch Neurol. 1968;19(3):264-273.

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THE POSSIBILITY of a relationship between oral contraceptives and neurologic disease has been under discussion since about 1961, and there are a goodly number of significant clinical reports. Autopsy studies of pertinent neurologic cases, however, have been scarce, especially in this country. The observation to be reported here may shed some light on an important problem.

Report of a Case

The patient was a 26-year-old white woman who had a long standing history of migraine headaches for which she never received medication. She had been taking an oral contraceptive agent (Norethindrone with mestranol [Norinyl]) from April 15, 1966 until the time of her death. She was in her usual state of good health, when on the evening of Feb 20, 1967, while eating, she developed nausea, vomiting, headache, speech difficulty and inability to communicate properly. She was noted to have a left hemiparesis. The patient fell at some point . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Denver

From the Department of Pathology, General Rose Memorial Hospital, Denver.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 21, 1968; accepted April 12.

Reprint request to Department of Pathology, General Rose Memorial Hospital, Denver 80220 (Dr. Neubuerger).

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