Chorea gravidarum or chorea occurring in the first three months of pregnancy. It is most likely to affect women who had rheumatic fever or Sydenham's chorea in childhood.
Sydenham's is caused by certain types of streptococci called Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci or GAS bacteria.
Willoughby Francis Wade has written: 'A case of chorea in pregnancy successfully treated by dilation of the os uteri'
The prognosis of chorea depends on its cause. Huntington's chorea is incurable, leading to the patient's death 10-25 years after the first symptoms appear.
Chorea is a movement disorder that involves neurological changes which include twitching, problems with balance, and dementia. A person affected by chorea eventually dies from coma.
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Sydenham's chorea is a disorder that occurs in children and is associated with rheumatic fever.
It is a nervous disorder
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Yes. The involuntary movements of Huntington's were thought to resemble a kind of dance (chorea - like choreograph).
A common name for chorea. As to the cause of chorea nothing definite is known. There are certain reasons for believing that in many cases it is a disease of the brain.