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

✍ Scribed by L. Vela; G.N. Sfakianakis; D. Heros; W. Koller; C. Singer

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
603 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-3185

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

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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