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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of Sydenham's chorea with neuropsychiatric symptoms who was successfully treated with low-dose risperidone. We also longitudinally investigated serum BDNF levels and plasma levels of catecholamine metabolite in the patient. Serum BDNF levels were increased and plasma levels of HVA and MHPG were decreased according to the recovery from the active phase of the disease. These results suggest that dysfunctions of catecholaminergic neurons and neurotrophic factors might exist in Sydenham's chorea, and the decreasing catecholamine activities in response to risperidone might be associated with the improvement of the disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1814-1412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
248-51
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Antipsychotic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Anxiety, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Basal Ganglia, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Catecholamines, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Chorea, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Delusions, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Electroencephalography, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Hallucinations, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Psychomotor Agitation, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Risperidone, pubmed-meshheading:17965987-Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood levels of catecholamine metabolites and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in a case of Sydenham's chorea.
pubmed:publicationType
Letter, Case Reports