Oral contraceptive induced chorea: another condition associated with anti-basal ganglia antibodies.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
; 75(2): 327-8, 2004 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14742621
Use of oral contraceptives is a recognised but infrequent cause of chorea. This type of chorea has usually been considered a reactivation of Sydenham's chorea by an unknown mechanism. A patient developed a chorea triggered by the use of oral contraceptives with no definite evidence of previous Sydenham's chorea or recent streptoccocal infections. However, the patient had positive anti-basal ganglia antibodies, which supports an immunological basis for the pathophysiology of this chorea.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Basal Ganglia
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Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
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Chorea
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Contraceptives, Oral
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Country of publication:
United kingdom