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Chorea associated with thyroxine replacement therapy
Author(s) -
Isaacs Jeremy D.,
Rakshi James,
Baker Richard,
Brooks David J.,
Warrens Anthony N.
Publication year - 2005
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.20603
Subject(s) - chorea , medicine , neuroscience , psychology , disease
Chorea is an uncommonly reported manifestation of hyperthyroidism. We report the first description of generalized chorea due to iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis and propose that the movement disorder is due to a direct effect of thyroxine on the basal ganglia rather than being an autoimmune phenomenon. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society