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Chorea and contraceptives: Case report with pet study and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Vela L.,
Sfakianakis G.N.,
Heros D.,
Koller W.,
Singer C.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.10682
Subject(s) - chorea , medicine , positron emission tomography , caudate nucleus , complication , nuclear medicine , dermatology , pediatrics , surgery , disease
Chorea is a well‐recognized but rare complication of oral contraceptive use. A 27‐year‐old woman developed right hemichorea while taking an oral contraceptive (OC). No other causes of chorea were found. A positron emission tomography (PET) study with 18 F‐fluorodeoxyglucose demonstrated a dense focus of increased glucose metabolism involving the body of the left caudate nucleus. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a PET study in a patient with OC‐induced chorea in the absence of systemic lupus erythematosus or antiphospholipid antibodies. © 2003 Movement Disorder Society