INTRACRANIAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE-SCLEROSIS -A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF CONTRACEPTIVE ALTERNATIVES IN PATIENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Intracranial thrombosis is a rare complication of oral contraceptive u se. A case is presented of a 35-yr-old woman with multiple sclerosis w ho took oral contraceptives and, subsequently, experienced intracrania l transverse and sigmoid sinus thromboses and, later, deep venous thro mbosis of the calf. A review of the relationship between oral contrace ptives and venous thrombosis is presented. In addition, the diagnostic work-up and treatment options for intracranial venous thrombosis are discussed, and appropriate birth control alternatives for disabled pat ients, that is, diaphragm, sponges, condoms and levonorgestrel, are re viewed.