THE CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES Recurrent Chorea Gravidarum in Four Pregnancies
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An Arab woman developed recurrent chorea gravidarum in all four pregnancies that went to term, and none in the three pregnancies that ended in spontaneous abortion. She also developed an acute psychosis in one of these four pregnancies. A discussion of similar cases in the literature is undertaken. RESUME: Choree gravidaire recurrente lors de quatre grossesses Nous rapportons le cas d'une femme arabe qui d6veloppe une choree gravidaire a chacune de ses quatre grossesses a terme, mais a aucune des trois grosesses se terminant par avortement spontane. La patiente d6veloppa aussi une psychose aigue lors d'une des grossesses a terme. Nous discutons les cas semblables dans
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Recurrent chorea gravidarum in four pregnancies.
An Arab woman developed recurrent chorea gravidarum in all four pregnancies that went to term, and none in the three pregnancies that ended in spontaneous abortion. She also developed an acute psychosis in one of these four pregnancies. A discussion of similar cases in the literature is undertaken.
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