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hydroxychloroquine and Chorea Disorders

hydroxychloroquine has been researched along with Chorea Disorders in 3 studies

Hydroxychloroquine: A chemotherapeutic agent that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites. Hydroxychloroquine appears to concentrate in food vacuoles of affected protozoa. It inhibits plasmodial heme polymerase. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p970)
hydroxychloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is chloroquine in which one of the N-ethyl groups is hydroxylated at position 2. An antimalarial with properties similar to chloroquine that acts against erythrocytic forms of malarial parasites, it is mainly used as the sulfate salt for the treatment of lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and light-sensitive skin eruptions.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Chorea is frequently a presenting feature, and is strongly related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies."1.38[Chorea, lupus and antiphospholipid antibodies]. ( Costedoat-Chalumeau, N; Leroux, G; Piette, JC; Reiner, P; Vidailhet, M, 2012)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (33.33)18.7374
1990's1 (33.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's1 (33.33)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Reiner, P1
Piette, JC1
Leroux, G1
Vidailhet, M1
Costedoat-Chalumeau, N1
Van Horn, G1
Arnett, FC1
Dimachkie, MM1
Iskander, MK1
Khan, M1

Other Studies

3 other studies available for hydroxychloroquine and Chorea Disorders

ArticleYear
[Chorea, lupus and antiphospholipid antibodies].
    La Revue de medecine interne, 2012, Volume: 33, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; Antirheumatic Agents; Biomarkers; Child; Chorea; Drug Therapy,

2012
Reversible dementia and chorea in a young woman with the lupus anticoagulant.
    Neurology, 1996, Volume: 46, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Aspirin; Autoimmune Diseases; Chorea; Dementia; Depression; Diagno

1996
Chorea as the initial presentation of oral contraceptive related systemic lupus erythematosus.
    The Journal of rheumatology, 1989, Volume: 16, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Chorea; Contraceptives, Oral; Female; Humans; Hydroxychloroquine; Lupus Erythematosus, System

1989