chorea gravidarum/dyskinesias

Chorea gravidarum (CG) is a rare movement disorder characterized by rapid, irregular randomly distributed involuntary movements during pregnancy. Similar to Sydenham chorea, psychiatric symptoms may be observed in cases of CG. CG may be idiopathic or secondary to an underlying cause. One of the most

Chorea gravidarum is a rare syndrome in pregnancy. The clinical picture is of extrapyramidal symptoms such as involuntary movements, lack of coordination and slurred speech. Neuroleptics or benzodiazepines can be used for treatment. When antiphospholipid antibodies are shown to be present,

Chorea gravidarum is an uncommon condition characterized by involuntary movements, speaking alterations and in the affective status during first trimester pregnancy, the incidence is 1 by each 2275 pregnancies, it is self limiting and resolves when the pregnancy ends, most of the cases are

A 23-year-old pregnant Pakistani female presented with hemichorea and hemiballismus at six weeks gestational age. Similar symptoms had occurred during a previous pregnancy resulting in a spontaneous abortion. Chorea gravidarum, a disorder characterized by choreiform and athetoid movement presenting

Chorea gravidarum is a rare maternal complication during pregnancy. Like the better known chorea minor it shows extrapyramidal symptoms with involuntary movements, lack of coordination, slurred speech and psychic disorders. The neurological state is normal except for a loss of muscle tone. The

A 16-year-old girl developed acute left choreic movements during her fourth week of pregnancy. She had sometimes had transient ischemic attacks since she was 10 years old. During the eighth week of pregnancy, a brain MRI showed old ischemic lesions deep in the right frontal white matter. Her

Background: Chorea consists of involuntary movements affecting the limbs, trunk, neck or face, that can move from one body part to another. Chorea is conceptualized as being "primary" when it is attributed to Huntington's disease (HD) or