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Sydenham's chorea is a disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, feet and hands. SC results from childhood infection with Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococci and is reported to occur in 20-30% of patients with rheumatic fever . The disease is usually latent, occurring up to 6 months after the acute infection, but may occasionally be the presenting symptom of RF. SC is more common in females...
Synonym(s): Saint Vitus Dance, Rheumatic Encephalitis. Table of Contents (click to jump to sections) What is Sydenham Chorea? Is there any treatment? ...
There is no specific treatment for Sydenham s chorea and symptoms usually resolve themselves in approximately 3 to 6 months. ...
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The dancing mania became known as chorea magna, and Sydenham s disease as chorea minor Sydenham s chorea. This mania had greatly declined in Sydenham s ...
Sydenham s chorea, the most common cause of acquired chorea in childhood, ... The treatment of Sydenham s chorea is based on the combination of penicillin ...
St Vitus Dance or sydenham`s chorea is a form central nervous system involvement in rheumatic fever. It is characterised by involuntary movements weakness and instability.Carditis(heart involvement)is usual.It is (chorea)is self...
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) or Sydenham s chorea; some of the impulse control disorders; some of the newly emerging compulsive . These may include Tourette s syndrome; body dysmorphic disorder; autism and the developmental disorders
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