Chorea and contraceptives: Case report with pet study and review of the literature | Zendy

Vela L. | Zendy; Sfakianakis G.N. | Zendy; Heros D. | Zendy; Koller W. | Zendy; Singer C. | Zendy

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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

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