An unusual cause of recurrent chorea

John N. Caviness; Manfred D. Muenter

doi:10.1002/mds.870060417

An unusual cause of recurrent chorea

John N. Caviness, Manfred D. Muenter

Neurology

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Abstract

Recurrent chorea is described in a 61‐year‐old woman who had had chorea gravidarum when she was younger. The recurrent chorea appeared to be induced by a topical vaginal cream that contained conjugated estrogen. This case is consistent with the existence of a recurrent syndrome of hormone‐induced chorea. The effect of estrogen on the basal ganglia is complex and not fully understood.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	355-357
Number of pages	3
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.870060417
State	Published - 1991

Keywords

Chorea gravidarum
Drug‐induced chorea
Estrogen
Hormone‐induced chorea
Neurologic complications of pregnancy
Vaginal creams containing estrogen

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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