Chorea acanthocytosis is a rare hereditary disease caused by a mutation of the gene that directs structural proteins in red blood cells. When a patient's blood is viewed under a microscope, some of the red blood cells appear thorny.
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What is Chorea?
Chorea is an abnormal involuntary movement disorder, one of a group of neurological disorders called dyskinesias, which are caused by overactivity of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the areas of the brain that control movement.
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(kr´, k-) or St. Vitus's dance, acute disturbance of the central nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities.
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dancing chorea
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Synonyms: procursive chorea
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Chorea, the Greek word for "dance," is used to describe the involuntary movements of the body especially of arms, legs and face .
Sydenham chorea is a type of chorea that is caused by the streptococcal bacteria. Chorea is a type of movement that results when nerve cells deteriorate in the brain.
Sydenham chorea is one of the major signs of acute rheumatic fever. It is discussed here separately because it may be the only sign of rheumatic fever in some patients.
-Chorea is a disease which is decidedly influenced by treat ment in the wider sense of the word, as distinguished from mere drug giving.
Huntington's chorea is hereditary and is passed on from parent to child via a mutation or mismatch in the normal gene. The single abnormal gene composes HD.
There are many possible causes of unpredictable, jerky movements, including Sydenham's chorea, Huntington's disease, Wilson's disease, and other rare disorders.
Huntington's Disease (Huntington's Chorea)
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Many patients are not bothered by their chorea and may not even be aware of most of the movements. The physician and patient first need to establish whether the chorea requires any treatment at all.
Chorea
Rapid, jerky, dance-like movement of the body.
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The outer layer of the cerebrum, densely packed with nerve cells.
Chorea
A disease of the nervous system manifested by spasmodic movements of the body.
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Chorea: Ceaseless rapid complex body movements that look well coordinated and purposeful but are, in fact, involuntary. Chorea was thought suggestive of a grotesque dance.
Chorea typically involves the hands, feet, and face. The jerky movements seem to flow from one muscle to the next and may seem dancelike.
chorea-acanthocytosis: Levine-Critchley syndrome (this is often just referred to as neuroacanthocytosis)
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A Latin word, which signifies poison; but which, in medicine, has a somewhat different acceptation.
Chorea: Any of several diseases of the nervous system, characterized by jerky movements that appear to be well coordinated but are performed involuntarily, chiefly of the face and extremities. Synonym: Saint Vitus' dance.
Chorea, Athetosis, and Hemiballismus
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CHOREA (Nervous Twitching) (J.H. Kellogg, M.D., Formulas)
BASIC FACTORS"Combat anemia and improve general nutrition by graduated tonic applications (Tonic Frictions); copious water drinking; large Enema or Colonic; ...
Chorea: Chorea is a jerky, rapid and irregular movement of the face, arms, or legs. People with chorea cannot control these movements. Choreic movements can be relatively simple or highly complex in nature.
"Chorea" comes from the Greek word for "dance" and refers to the uncontrolled movements that mark the HD patient. The illness has been traced back at least as far as the Middle Ages, but was named by George Huntington, an American doctor, in 1872.
Sydenham chorea (emotional instability, muscle weakness and quick, uncoordinated jerky movements that mainly affect the face, feet, and hands)
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Sydenham chorea (emotional instability, muscle weakness and quick, uncoordinated jerky movements that mainly affect the face, feet, and hands)
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Sydenham chorea (emotional instability, muscle weakness and quick, uncoordinated jerky movements that mainly affect the face, feet, and hands)
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Sydenham Chorea
Sydenham disease
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Rheumatic Chorea with Heart Involvement
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Huntington chorea
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Lang A. Other movement disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 434.
Sydenhams chorea
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Rest helps improve chorea, which can be aggravated by excitement or fatigue. Emotional stress should be minimized.
Safety measures should also be taken to decrease the likelihood of injury from the involuntary movements.
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These are termed family diseases, and include hereditary ataxia (Friedreich's disease), myotonia (Thomsen's disease), hereditary (Huntingdon's) chorea, amaurotic idiocy and various forms of idiopathic muscular atrophy.
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One of its earliest names was chorea,* which, as in "choreography," is the Greek word for dance. The term chorea describes how people affected with the disorder writhe, twist, and turn in a constant, uncontrollable dance--like motion.
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A familial disorder inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and characterized by the onset of progressive CHOREA and DEMENTIA in the fourth or fifth decade of life.
Long-term effects may include damage to heart valves; other heart disorders; and a syndrome called Sydenham's chorea, which causes emotional instability, muscle weakness and jerky movements of the hands, feet and face.
Other symptoms include chorea (restless, wiggling, turning movements), muscle stiffness and slowness of movement, and difficulties with memory and other cognitive processes. The HD gene is located on chromosome 4, and is an autosomal dominant gene.
Huntington's disease (Huntington's chorea) is a progressive, degenerative disease that causes certain nerve cells in your brain to waste away. As a result, you may experience uncontrolled movements, emotional disturbances and mental deterioration.
It used to be called Huntington chorea. Chorea is a type of abnormal movement. The word “chorea' comes from the same root as “choreography.' It refers to the writhing, twisting, dance-like movements typical of the disease.
In the initial stages the changes are subtle, and the cognitive and psychological symptoms may go unnoticed, the first symptom the patient observes being represented by chorea, a classical symptom which consists in involuntary, uncontrolled, ...
Physical symptoms include chorea (involuntary movements of your limbs, face and body). Chorea may lead to difficulty walking, speaking and swallowing.
Huntington's disease (HD), also called Huntington's chorea, is a rare, fatal disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to slowly waste away.
The abnormal movements, which gave HD its former name of Huntington's chorea (chorea is a Greek word meaning dance), are typically rapid, jerking movements over which the person has no control.
Nervous system problems, such as involuntary movements and twitches (Sydenham's chorea, also known as Saint Vitus' dance)
Heart problems such as inflammation (carditis), enlarged heart (cardiomegaly), rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) or heart murmur ...
Chorea, which is the involuntary movement of the extremities might be present. Those who have been affected by hyperthyroidism for a long period of time can suffer from intense tremors and shakiness throughout the body.
Overactive reflexes can occur, but this is rare. Chorea has also been reported in NMS patients. Chorea is involuntary, irregular, dance-like movements of the arms, legs, and face. Walking as if one is shuffling is also seen in NMS at times.
choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legs
paralytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg muscles
spastic abasia: caused by spastic stiffening of the leg muscles
trembling abasia: caused by trembling of the legs ...
Neurological manifestations are tremor, chorea, myopathy, and periodic paralysis. Stroke of cardioembolic origin due to coexisting atrial fibrillation may be mentioned as one of the most serious complications of hyperthyroidism.
chorea (unusual jerky movements, most often involving the face and hands)
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Huntington's disease was originally called Huntington's chorea, after the Greek word for dancing. This is because the associated involuntary movements of the condition can look like jerky dancing.
Who is affected?
Chorea (See Huntington's Disease)
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Similarly, in Huntington's chorea, the focus is not only on the display of characteristic involuntary muscle movements, but on the psychological states of apathy, irritability and mania that are experienced with this illness.
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