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Chorea gravidarum and chorea associated with oral contraceptives--diseases due to antiphospholipid antibodies?

Abstract
A woman with chorea gravidarum in the absence of SLE is described. She later developed severe chorea while using the contraceptive pill, and high titered antiphospholipid antibodies were detected in serum. A rapid recovery after high dose i.v. methylprednisolone was observed. Deterioration occurred in a later pregnancy.
AuthorsR Omdal, S Roalsø
JournalActa neurologica Scandinavica (Acta Neurol Scand) Vol. 86 Issue 2 Pg. 219-20 (Aug 1992) ISSN: 0001-6314 [Print] Denmark
PMID1414234 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
  • Desogestrel
Topics
  • Adult
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome (etiology)
  • Chorea (etiology)
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Desogestrel (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications (etiology)
  • Risk Factors

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