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Huntington's chorea Chorea, the Greek word for "dance," is used to describe the involuntary movements of the body especially of arms, legs and face. Huntington's chorea is a dominantly inherited disease which is passed down through families by an autosomal dominant form of inheritance. Huntington's chorea is due to slow degeneration in the basal ganglia, which eventually leads to cell death in the brain and the decrease and increase of various neurotransmitters. www.manbir-online.com /diseases/hunting-chorea.htm   (325 words)

Chorea (disease) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chorea sancti viti (Latin for "St. Vitus' dance") is an abnormal voluntary movement disorder, one of a group of neurological disorders called dyskinesias. Chorea is characterized by brief, irregular contractions that are not repetitive or rhythmic, but appear to flow from one muscle to the next. Chorea may also be caused by drugs (levodopa, anti-convulsants, anti-psychotics), metabolic disorders, endocrine disorders, and vascular incidents. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chorea_(disease)   (327 words)

Sydenham chorea - WrongDiagnosis.com Sydenham chorea, also called St. Vitus dance, is a childhood movement disorder characterized by rapid, irregular, aimless, involuntary movements of the muscles of the limbs, face, and trunk. Chorea (Sydenham's): a neurological disorder characterized by purposeless, rapid, involuntary movements, emotional lability, and muscular weakness. The chorea may be associated with other rheumatic manifestations or it may present as the sole expression of rheumatic fever. www.wrongdiagnosis.com /s/sydenham_chorea/intro.htm   (769 words)

Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Chorea (dance)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Chorea (choreia, khoreia, χορεία) is a circle dance (χορεύω σε κύκλο) accompanied by singing (see chorus, khoros), known in ancient Greece. Although Greece was not the sole originator of circle dances, derivatives of the name are used to describe circle dances in a number of other countries: Khorovod (Russia), Hora (Romania, Moldova, Israel), Horo (Bulgaria). Paracelsus used the term chorea to describe the rapid, jerking physical movements of medieval pilgrims traveling to the healing shrine of St. www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Chorea_(dance).html   (137 words)

MDVU - Pediatric Movement Disorders - Chorea and Choreoathetosis Chorea is an irregular, rapid, uncontrolled, involuntary, excessive movement that seems to flow randomly from one part of the body to another. When chorea is severe, the movements may cause flailing motions of the arms or legs that results in throwing whatever is in the hand or falling to the ground. Choreoathetosis is a movement of intermediate speed, between the quick, flitting movements of chorea and the slower, writhing movements of athetosis. www.mdvu.org /library/pediatric/chorea   (519 words)

Sydenham'S Chorea | Caremark Health Resources Also called St. Vitus' dance, Sydenham's chorea is a disorder effecting children and characterized by jerky, uncontrollable movements, either of the face or of the arms and legs. Sydenham's chorea is a disorder that occurs in children and is associated with rheumatic fever. Sydenham's chorea is one of five "major criteria" for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever. healthresources.caremark.com /topic/topic100587526   (604 words)

eMedicine - Chorea in Adults : Article Excerpt by: Stephen A Berman, MD, PhD Chorea has been defined by the ad hoc Committee on Classification of the World Federation of Neurology as "a state of excessive, spontaneous movements, irregularly timed, non-repetitive, randomly distributed and abrupt in character. To the extent that the only difference between chorea, choreoathetosis, and athetosis is the rapidity of movement, some neurologists argue that the term athetosis is unnecessary and even confusing. Ballism or ballismus is considered a very severe form of chorea in which the movements have a violent, flinging quality. www.emedicine.com /neuro/byname/chorea-in-adults.htm   (611 words)

Healthopedia.com - Sydenham's Chorea (St. Vitus Dance, Rheumatic Chorea, Chorea Minor) Chorea is a type of movement that results when nerve cells deteriorate in the brain.The condition is marked by involuntary movements that gradually become severe and affect all motor activities. Sydenham chorea is caused by the streptococcal bacteria, and often follows a bout of rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is a bacterial infection caused by the streptococcal organism. www.healthopedia.com /sydenhams-chorea   (327 words)

chorea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 The disease, known also as Sydenham’s chorea (not to be confused with Huntington’s disease, a hereditary disease of adults that is sometimes called Huntington’s chorea), is usually, but not always, a complication of rheumatic fever. Sydenham’s chorea, a disease of children, especially females, usually appears between the ages of 7 and 14. 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. www.bartleby.com /65/ch/choreami.html   (189 words)

Huntington's chorea/disease, Information about Huntington's chorea/disease The term chorea comes from the Greek word choreia, which means "to dance." The term aptly describes the fitful, jerking movements associated with the condition. One form of chorea was first described by the English physician, Thomas Sydenham, in 1685, at which time the disorder was known as St. Vitus' Dance. Unlike Sydenham's chorea, which occurs most often in children and lasts onlya few weeks or months, Huntington's chorea does not strike until middle age and is always fatal. www.faqs.org /health/topics/40/Huntington-s-chorea-disease.html   (735 words)

Sydenham's chorea (www.whonamedit.com) The term Chorea Saint Viti was originally used for dancing mania, a form of hysteria common in Europe in the 15th and 16th century. The dancing mania became known as chorea magna, and Sydenham’s disease as chorea minor — Sydenham’s chorea. Chorea major, or chronic degenerative chorea, has been entered as Huntington's chorea, under George Sumner Huntington, American physician, 1850-1916. www.whonamedit.com /synd.cfm/2226.html   (427 words)

Sydenham's chorea Sydenham's chorea is an acute but self-limited movement disorder that occurs most commonly in children between the ages of 5 and 15, and occasionally in pregnant women. Unlike tics, the movements associated with chorea are not repetitive; and unlike the behavior of hyperactive children, the movements are not intentional. Sydenham's chorea is considered a complication of a streptococcal throat infection. www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/sydenhams_chorea.jsp   (1888 words)

eMedicine - Chorea in Adults : Article by Stephen A Berman, MD, PhD Benign hereditary chorea is caused by a mutation in the TITF1 gene. Sydenham chorea: The chorea can lag behind the etiologic streptococcal infection by 1-6 months, sometimes as long as 30 years; therefore, antistreptococcal antibody titers may no longer be elevated at presentation. Chorea may be a disabling symptom, leading to bruises, fractures, and falls, and may impair the ability of patients to feed themselves. www.emedicine.com /neuro/topic62.htm   (7213 words)

Brain Foundation - Sydenham's Chorea Sydenham's chorea is a disorder affecting children and characterized by jerky, uncontrollable movements of the muscles of the face, the arms and legs and the trunk. There is no specific treatment for Sydenham’s chorea and symptoms usually resolve themselves in approximately 3 to 6 months. In some instances, there may be residual signs of chorea and behavioural abnormalities, which may wax and wane over a year or more. www.brainaustralia.org.au /AZ_of_Brain_Disorders/sydenhams_chorea   (306 words)

Sydenham Chorea Sydenham chorea comes not from religious fervor but from an autoimmune reaction after a streptococcal infection. Occurring in children between the ages of 5 and 15 (peak incidence at 8 years old), the symptoms of Sydenham chorea may appear suddenly or gradually, and may occur at the beginning of the infection or weeks after it is over. Treatment of the chorea focuses on relieving the symptoms, so bed rest may be ordered, and medicines such as sedatives or diazepam (Valium) may be helpful for severe cases. www.malattiemetaboliche.it /articoli/sydenham_chorea.htm   (360 words)

Sydenham chorea definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms The chorea tends especially to involve the distal limbs (the forearms and hands and the lower legs and feet) and is associated with hypotonia (decreased muscle tone) and emotional lability. There are various forms of Sydenham chorea: one form that just involves one side of the body (hemichorea), another form that involves muscular rigidity (termed paralytic chorea), etc. Sydenham chorea is also known as acute chorea, chorea minor, juvenile chorea, rheumatic chorea and postrheumatic chorea. The term "chorea" is derived from the Greek word "choreia" for dancing (as is choreography). www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=34416   (386 words)

WE MOVE - Overview of Sydenham's Chorea Sydenham's chorea is a neurologic movement disorder characterized by irregular, abrupt, relatively rapid involuntary movements (i.e., chorea) of muscles of the face, neck, trunk, and arms and legs (limbs). In some patients, Sydenham's chorea may a self-limited condition, usually spontaneously resolving within about nine months (average duration) to two years (about 50% of patients); therefore, treatment with certain medications may be restricted to patients with significantly impaired function resulting from severe chorea. Sydenham's chorea was described in the medical literature in 1686 by Thomas Sydenham, after whom the syndrome is now named. www.wemove.org /syd/syd.html   (218 words)

Dr. Koop - Sydenham chorea Sydenham chorea is a movement disorder associated with rheumatic fever. Sydenham chorea is one of the major signs of acute rheumatic fever. Sydenham chorea occurs most frequently in prepubescent girls but may be seen in boys. www.drkoop.com /ency/93/001358.html   (335 words)

Acute Chorea. | Henriette's Herbal Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) Rheumatism.—The same may be said of rheumatism, and though English statistics show quite a large per cent of rheumatism in chorea, the history of other countries does not bear out the same conclusions, and it is probable that where the two are found in the same patient, it is a coincident. The peculiar twitching and jerking of the muscles of the face and hands, extending to other parts of the body, is apparent to every one, and the diagnosis becomes very easy. After treating a severe case of chorea in a girl of twelve, for two weeks without any improvement—in fact, there was rather an increase in the severity of the symptoms—I found a very tightly adherent clitoris, the release of which was followed by speedy relief. www.henriettesherbal.com /eclectic/thomas/chorea-acu.html   (1054 words)

Chorea Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Chorea is characterized by brief, irregular contractions that are not repetitive or rhythmic, but appear to flow from one muscle to the next. Chorea can also be induced by drugs (levodopa, anti-convulsants, and anti-psychotics) metabolic and endocrine disorders, and vascular incidents. Metabolic and endocrine-related choreas are treated according to the cause(s) of symptoms. www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/chorea/chorea.htm   (407 words)

Sydenham chorea Sydenham chorea is a movement disorder associated with rheumatic fever. Sydenham chorea is one of the major signs of acute rheumatic fever. Sydenham chorea occurs most frequently in prepubescent girls but may be seen in boys. www.umm.edu /ency/article/001358.htm   (359 words)

Chorea St.Vitus dance Every drink taken between meals, or while digestion is on, checks digestion, will bring on acute indigestion, and hasten the development of such diseases as chorea, petit mat, and epilepsy. Treatment.--Such children, when they have developed a state of chorea, should be put to bed, and kept there until all shaking and twitching of the muscles have entirely disappeared. A glass of milk in the morning; orange juice and water, or a little fresh fruit, at noon; and in the evening a pear and a few grapes, with milk. www.bringuphealthykid.com /chorea-st-vitus-dance.htm   (557 words)

Sydenham Chorea The chorea is believed to result from an autoimmune mechanism that occurs when the streptococcal infection causes the body to make antibodies to specific brain regions. Penicillin prophylaxis is often prescribed to avoid further infections with streptococcal bacteria. Generally the prognosis for patients with Sydenham chorea is good, and complete recovery often occurs. healthlink.mcw.edu /article/921988947.html   (276 words)

Chorea (dance) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Homer refers to this dance (χορεία) in his epic poem, the Iliad. Chorea is also the name of a disease, so named by Paracelsus to describe the rapid, jerking physical movements of medieval pilgrims traveling to the healing shrine of St. This page was last modified 00:42, 25 November 2006. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chorea_(dance)   (128 words)

Huntington's chorea (www.whonamedit.com) A rare familial disease of the central nervous system with insidious onset usually between 30 and 45 years of age. The patient has progressive dementia with grimacing, gesticulation, ataxic movements, finger twitching, dysarthria, speech disorders and other bizarre involuntary movements characteristic of chorea in early stages, as well as depression and general mental deterioration. Chorea minor, or infectious chorea, has been entered as Sydenham's chorea, under Thomas Sydenham, English physician, 1624-1689. www.whonamedit.com /synd.cfm/951.html   (382 words)

Rheumatic fever: Complications - MayoClinic.com These movements are called chorea — from the Greek word "choreia," which means "choral dance." They're also sometimes called Sydenham's chorea, rheumatic chorea or St. Vitus' dance. Chorea occurs in about one in 10 rheumatic fever cases. Chorea usually subsides or disappears within weeks to months. www.mayoclinic.com /health/rheumatic-fever/DS00250/DSECTION=6   (345 words)

Saint Vitus Dance - WrongDiagnosis.com Saint Vitus Dance (medical condition): Brain disease causing involuntary movements or spasms. Saint Vitus Dance: Another name for Sydenham chorea (or close medical condition association). Saint Vitus Dance: Saint Vitus Dance is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Chorea, Possibly autoimmune diseases, Brain conditions www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/saint_vitus_dance.htm   (654 words)

St. Vitus's dance — FactMonster.com chorea - chorea chorea or St. Vitus's dance,acute disturbance of the central nervous system... Vitus's dance, once widely prevalent in Germany and the Low Countries, was a... Dance - Dance The Spanish danza was a grave and stately court dance. www.factmonster.com /ce6/sci/A0919193.html   (88 words)

dance Dance presented with music may or may not be performed ''in time'' to the music depending on the style of dance. Dance for years has been a gateway for expression and visual entertainment.Raoul Auger Feuillet and Pierre Beauchamp (who are also said to have developed and recorded the five common feet positions in ballet) reused an adaption of the word ''chorea'' to describe dance notation. The dances presented in this nearly seamless piece range from tribal dance formations and extrovert conventional bellydance to the high-voltage condensation of the Tantric Dance of Feminine Power, as Vajra Ma, head of the 5-women group calls her intensely sensual and devotional movement mediation. www.dirpedia.com /dance.html   (5058 words)

Phil Hardt on Social Security Chorea often creates serious problems with walking, increasing the likelihood of falls. My chorea movements increase and I become more animated and begin to slur my words and not think logically. Every single self-care activity is extremely hard because of chorea, short-term memory loss, and balance problems. www.hdlighthouse.org /see/care/philhardt/socialsecurity.htm   (5647 words)

Sydenham's Chorea, Information about Sydenham's Chorea Also called St. Vitus' dance, Sydenham's chorea is a disorder of the centralnervous system characterized by jerky, uncontrollable movements, either of the face or of the arms and legs. Sydenham's chorea is rare in the United States today, although it is a commonproblem throughout the developing world. Sydenham's chorea appears as uncontrollable twitching or jerking of any partof the body that gets worse if the patient tries to stop the movements, but disappears with sleep. www.faqs.org /health/topics/54/Sydenham-s-Chorea.html   (211 words)

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