title: [Acute choreic syndrome and psychotic state induced by an amphetaminic drug].
abstract: A twenty-nine year-old woman, with oral contraceptive medication over 10 years, was admitted with chorea and acute psychosis. Fourty-eight hours earlier she had initiated therapy with amphetamine. The mechanisms of these acute manifestations are discussed: oral contraceptives increase striatal post-synaptic dopaminergic sensitivity, while amphetamines facilitate the dopamine release in striatum.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000662:Amphetamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002819:Chorea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; C000490:clobenzorex
vernacular_title: Syndrome choréique et état psychotique aigus provoqués par une substance amphétaminique.