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Chorea associated with oral contraception.

Abstract
Three patients developed chorea while receiving oral contraceptives. Two were young patients whose chorea developed long after treatment had been started and disappeared soon after it had been discontinued. The third patient had acute amphetamine-induced chorea after prolonged oral contraception. Prolonged administration of female sex hormones is a possible cause of chorea in women who have not previously had chorea or rheumatic fever.
AuthorsD Leys, A Destée, H Petit, P Warot
JournalJournal of neurology (J Neurol) Vol. 235 Issue 1 Pg. 46-8 (Oct 1987) ISSN: 0340-5354 [Print] Germany
PMID3123611 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Contraceptives, Oral
  • Norgestrel
  • Ethinyl Estradiol
  • Levonorgestrel
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Chorea (chemically induced)
  • Contraceptives, Oral (adverse effects)
  • Ethinyl Estradiol (adverse effects)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Levonorgestrel
  • Norgestrel (adverse effects)

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