chorea gravidarum/fever

In a 23-year-old primigravida with no prior history of rheumatic fever, choreiform movements developed late in the third trimester, and she died in a state of hyperthermia 14 days later. Results of neuropathological examination showed, as the basis for the chorea, nerve cell loss and astrocytosis

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

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 pregnant woman, in her early 20s, presents with chorea following an emotional outburst. While the family members feel it to be a spirit haunting her, we try to establish the medical diagnosis of the present condition. There is a history of rheumatic fever in the past and examination reveals

Chorea gravidarum is a rare movement disorder of pregnancy with a broad differential diagnosis. Although often a benign condition, it may indicate underlying acute rheumatic fever, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome or a hypercoagulable state. However, now that rheumatic fever is rare in western

BACKGROUND The recent demonstration of an etiologic role for Sydenham's chorea in obsessive-compulsive disorder has once again brought this disorder to psychiatric attention. Despite its traditional importance to psychiatry, there has not been a comprehensive review of Sydenham's chorea published

Three weeks after commencing oral contraception for the first time, a 26-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic carditis and chorea minor presented with sudden recurrence of hyperkinesis. Withdrawal of the contraceptive agent was followed by rapid remission of the hyperkinesis, which suggests a

OBJECTIVE To analyze the case notes of 127 patients with chorea admitted to the National Hospital at Queen Square, London, under the care of William Richard Gowers and review his contribution to the study of choreas. METHODS We consulted the case books available at the Queen Square Library, from