Demonstration of choreic movements in a case of chorea gravidarum

This case is discussed at this platform mainly to share the video demonstrating the choreic movements in a case of chorea gravidarum. A 21-year-old primigravida woman presented to the outpatient department at 36 weeks gestation with violent abnormal movements of her upper limbs for past 4 days (video 1). The patient started having abnormal movements of her tongue which progressed to involve both of her arms in the time span of a day when she heard the news of her father's death. Her movements disappeared initially when she took some rest but they had become more violent since last 2 days so much so that she could not sleep. She had no antenatal health check-ups during the pregnancy. The first and second trimesters of her pregnancy had been uneventful. At …