Chorea induced by oral contraceptives

Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1979, Pages 1605-1609

  Nausieda, Paul A ^a   Koller, William C ^a   Weiner, William J ^a   Klawans, Harold L ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMPHENIRAMINE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE; ETYNODIOL DIACETATE PLUS MESTRANOL; MESTRANOL; NORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; CHOREA MINOR; CONGENITAL CYANOTIC HEART MALFORMATION; DYSKINESIA; INTOXICATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PURPURA; THERAPY;

ACCEPTOR CHARACTERISTICS; BIOLOGY; CASE STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS; CHOREA; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, ESTROGEN--ADMINISTRACTION AND DOSAGE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE--ADMINISTRACTION AND DOSAGE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS--ADMINISTRACTION AND DOSAGE; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS--SIDE EFFECTS; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES--SIDE EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; STUDIES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; ETHYNODIOL DIACETATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MESTRANOL; NORGESTREL;

EID: 0018568486     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.29.12.1605     Document Type: Article

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