| Consecutive pregnancy with chorea gravidarum associated with moyamoya disease. | |
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PMID: 19325553 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Chorea gravidarum is uncommon movement disorder of pregnancy, characterized by involuntary, abrupt, non-rhythmic movements. It can be idiopathic or secondary to the underlying pathology. A 28-year-old, primigravida woman who was 8 weeks and 6 days of gestation presented with a history of involuntary choreiform movements in the left side limbs and facial twitch for 2 weeks. The symptoms started just after onset of severe emesis gravidarum. There was no meaningful medical history or family history, and she was taking no regular medication. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed moyamoya disease. The symptoms, as well as the hyperemesis gravidarum, improved with gestational age; however, they were sustained up to 30 weeks of gestation. She delivered 2.61 kg, healthy male neonate at 40 weeks' pregnancy by vaginal delivery under epidural analgesia. After 3 years later, she got pregnant again, and delivered at 41 weeks of pregnancy without complication. She experienced similar but milder symptoms to that of the first pregnancy until the late second trimester. After the delivery, full evaluation was lost due to her refusal. In this report, we present the case of a patient with chorea gravidarum in which moyamoya disease acts as an etiologic factor and a review of literature with management proposal. |
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Authors:
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A Kim; C H Choi; C H Han; J C Shin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association Volume: 29 ISSN: 1476-5543 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinatol Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-27 Completed Date: 2009-07-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501884 Medline TA: J Perinatol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 317-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Fertility Center of CHA General Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, Seoul, Korea. |
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Adult Cerebral Angiography Chorea Gravidarum / diagnosis, etiology* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hyperemesis Gravidarum / diagnosis, etiology Infant, Newborn Magnetic Resonance Angiography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Moyamoya Disease / diagnosis* Pregnancy Pregnancy Trimester, First Recurrence |
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