Chorea induced by the use of oral contraceptives - Report of a case and review of the literature

D. Galimberti

doi:10.1007/BF02335743

Chorea induced by the use of oral contraceptives - Report of a case and review of the literature

D. Galimberti

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Abstract

A rare complication of oral contraceptive therapy is the induction of chorea. We describe the case-history of a young woman who developed generalized chorea while receiving a low-dose estrogen-containing contraceptive. Dyskinesia resolved upon discontinuing the medication and after a brief treatment with an antidopaminergic agent. The literature of chorea associated with oral contraceptives and the different hypotheses about its pathogenesis are reviewed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	381-386
Number of pages	6
Journal	Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02335743
Publication status	Published - Aug 1987

Keywords

Chorea gravidarum
Oral contraceptive-induced chora
striatal dopaminergic sensitivity
Sydenham chorea

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Neuroscience(all)
Clinical Neurology

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