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Dystonia gravidarum: a new case with a long follow-up.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17260334     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a case of cervical dystonia occurring in a 33-year-old without personal history of movement disorder but with family history of essential tremor, primigravid, primiparous woman at 1 weeks' amenorrhea, resolved completely after delivery in the course of 3 months. Dystonia never recurred in the following 5 years. Several neurological disorders are known to occur or worsen during pregnancy. As far as we know, this is the second reported case of dystonia occurring during pregnancy, thus confirming that dystonia gravidarum represents a new entity and should be considered in women of reproductive age affected by dystonia, especially when presenting with rapid-onset cervical dystonia.
Authors:
Alfonso Fasano; Antonio E Elia; Arianna Guidubaldi; Pietro A Tonali; Anna Rita Bentivoglio
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0885-3185     ISO Abbreviation:  Mov. Disord.     Publication Date:  2007 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-03     Completed Date:  2007-06-22     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8610688     Medline TA:  Mov Disord     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  564-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2006 Movement Disorder Society.
Affiliation:
Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. alfanso.fasano@rm.unicatt.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Dystonia / diagnosis*,  physiopathology*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications*
Pregnancy Outcome
Terminology as Topic*

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