title: Post pump chorea in a 77-year-old male.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St. Josef Hospital Bochum, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany. carsten.saft@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saft
authors.forename: Delawer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reber
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Streuer
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andrich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002819:Chorea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012307:Risk Factors; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013747:Tetrabenazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; D013747:Tetrabenazine