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chorea
chorea (ko-ree-ă) n. a jerky involuntary movement particularly affecting the head, face, or limbs. The symptoms are most commonly due to disease of the basal ganglia.
Huntington's c. see
Huntington's disease.
Sydenham's c. chorea that mainly affects children and typically occurs after an infection caused by β-haemolytic streptococci (such as rheumatic fever or scarlet fever).
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Successful treatment of Sydenham chorea with olanzapine
Magazine article from: Journal of Pediatric Neurology; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Abstract. Sydenham chorea is the most common form of acquired chorea in developing countries. It is an incapacitating illness...the drugs commonly used for the treatment of Sydenham chorea, we evaluated the efficacy of olanzapine in six children...
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Physical education for children with congenital chorea.
Magazine article from: Palaestra; 3/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Sherrill, 1986). Students with congenital chorea have need for and can benefit from a program...instructional methods for students with congenital chorea in physical education, the writer has...experiences for students with congenital chorea, physical educators should be knowledgeable...
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New Treatments for Chorea in Huntington's Disease.(Clinical report)
Newspaper article from: Neurology Alert; 11/1/2002; 700+ words
; New Treatments for Chorea in Huntingtons Disease Abstract &...determine whether they could ameliorate chorea. This was based on prior studies showing...amantadine can alleviate levodopa-induced chorea inpatients with parkinsonism. It has...
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Anesthetic management of a patient with Huntington's chorea
Magazine article from: Neurology India; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...management of a patient with Huntington's chorea, for which experience is limited...He was a known case of Huntington's chorea for the last 25 years. He had gross choreiform...lorazepam 1 mg hs orally. Family history of chorea was present in two siblings. There was...
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Researchers at College of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology have published new data on chorea therapy.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly; 12/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...Antiphospholipid antibody-associated chorea,' is now available. "To describe the...antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-associated chorea. The study cohort consisted of consecutive patients with chorea evaluated between 1990 and 2005 with documented...
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Panel backs neuroleptic for Huntington's chorea.(News)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...approval of the drug to treat Huntington's chorea. Tetrabenazine has been available for...tetrabenazine for reducing Huntington's chorea, the primary outcome of a small study...study, the drug had a robust effect on chorea that was not accompanied by improvements...
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Valproic acid is an effective and safe drug for treatment of Sydenham chorea.
Newspaper article from: Cardiovascular Week; 11/8/2004; 655 words
; ...clinical characteristics of nine patients suffering from Sydenham chorea. According to the report from Turkey, "Sydenham chorea is still the most frequently seen form of acquired chorea in childhood in developing countries. Nine patients presenting...
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Ovation Pharmaceuticals Announces Nationwide Availability of Xenazine* (tetrabenazine) Tablets in U.S. for Chorea Associated with Huntington's Disease.
Business Wire; 11/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...Administration (FDA) for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease...medication can have in the management of chorea," said Dr. Joseph Jankovic, Distinguished...reimbursement status are pending. About Chorea Chorea is the most common symptom of Huntington...
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Clinical Trial Results Suggest Long-Term Treatment Benefit of Tetrabenazine for Chorea Associated with Huntington's Disease.
Business Wire; 5/3/2007; 700+ words
; ...tetrabenazine maintained reduction of chorea associated with Huntington's disease...be used successfully to sustain reduced chorea burden in long-term use. "These findings...patients who present with troublesome chorea," said Dr. Samuel Frank, Assistant...
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Advisory panel backs drug for Huntington's chorea.(News)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 1/15/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...tetrabenazine for reducing Huntington's chorea. In a small study comparing the drug with placebo, the drug had a robust effect on chorea, the primary outcome, but did not improve...drug and that the dramatic effects on chorea made tetrabenazine a valuable treatment...
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Chorea
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Chorea Definition Chorea refers to brief, repetitive, jerky, or dancelike uncontrolled movements...occur as symptoms of several different disorders. The English word "chorea" itself comes from the Greek word choreia , which means "dance...
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Sydenham's Chorea
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Sydenham's chorea Definition Sydenham's chorea is an acute but self-limited movement disorder that occurs...first described it in 1686. Other names for Sydenham's chorea include simple chorea, chorea minor, acute chorea, rheumatic...
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chorea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...suppressing the involuntary movements. Technically, it is sometimes called chorea minor or juvenile chorea to distinguish it from several less common choreas, chorea also being a general term for continuous, involuntary jerking movements.
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Sydenham's chorea
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sydenham's chorea see chorea .
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Huntington's chorea
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...re·a / ˈhənti ng tənz kəˈrēə / • n. a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells and causing chorea and progressive dementia.
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