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01-08-2011 | Case Report

Post pump chorea in a 77-year-old male

Authors: Carsten Saft, Delawer Reber, Monika Streuer, Jürgen Andrich

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 4/2011

Abstract

In this report, we present a case of a post pump chorea in a 77-year-old male after concomitant cardiac procedure. Since this complication usually occurs in children, to our knowledge, the presented patient is the eldest described in literature. We discuss a long aortic clamp, resp. pump time presumably as a risk factor in this case. The symptoms improved after treatment with tetrabenazine.

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Title: Post pump chorea in a 77-year-old male
Authors: Carsten Saft
Delawer Reber
Monika Streuer
Jürgen Andrich
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0583-7

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