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Involuntary movement of the hands or feet
Chorea, or (rarely) choreia, (/kəˈriə/) is an abnormal involuntary movement disorder, characterized by quick movements of the hands or feet. It is one
Chorea
Autoimmune disease resulting in uncontrollable jerking motions
Sydenham's chorea, also known as rheumatic chorea, is a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face,
Sydenham's_chorea
Inherited neurodegenerative disorder
Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that is usually inherited. It typically presents as
Huntington's_disease
Medical condition
Chorea gravidarum is a rare type of chorea which presents with involuntary abnormal movement, characterized by abrupt, brief, nonrhythmic, nonrepetitive
Chorea_gravidarum
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up chorea or choreá in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Chorea is an abnormal involuntary movement disorder. Chorea or Choreia may also refer to:
Chorea_(disambiguation)
Medical condition
Benign hereditary chorea (BHC), also known as benign familial chorea, is a rare autosomal dominant neurogenetic syndrome. It typically presents itself
Benign_hereditary_chorea
Rare autosomal recessive genetic condition
Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc, also called choreoacanthocytosis) is a rare hereditary disease—evidence suggests that only 500 to 1,000 people worldwide have
Chorea-acanthocytosis
Disease that damages the myelin sheaths around nerves
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the insulating cover of nerve cells in the human body, causing
Multiple_sclerosis
Ancient Greek circle dance accompanied by singing
Choreia (Ancient Greek: χορεία, romanized: choreía) is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, choros), in ancient Greece. Homer refers
Choreia
Excessive movements due to basal ganglia dysfunction
conjunction with chorea and dystonia. When combined with chorea, as in cerebral palsy, the term "choreoathetosis" is frequently used. Chorea is a continuous
Hyperkinesia
Species of fly
Lonchaea chorea is a species of fly in the family Lonchaeidae. It is found in the Palearctic. The larva develops in cow dung. For terms see Morphology
Lonchaea_chorea
Medical condition
Huntington's disease (HD) in that they typically produce a combination of chorea, cognitive decline or dementia and behavioural or psychiatric problems.
Huntington's disease-like syndrome
Huntington's_disease-like_syndrome
Medical condition
Morvan's syndrome (also known as Morvan's fibrillary chorea or fibrillary chorea, abbreviated as MoS) is a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease named
Morvan's_syndrome
Group of neurological genetic diseases involving misshapen spiky red blood cells
neuroacanthocytosis syndromes, in which acanthocytes are a typical feature, are chorea acanthocytosis and McLeod syndrome. Acanthocytes are seen less frequently
Neuroacanthocytosis
Category of movement disorders
by involuntary muscle movements, including movements similar to tics or chorea and diminished voluntary movements. Dyskinesia can be anything from a slight
Dyskinesia
Sicilian saint
name "Saint Vitus Dance" was given to the neurological disorder Sydenham's chorea. It also led to Vitus being considered the patron saint of dancers and of
Saint_Vitus
Species of fly
Dicranomyia chorea is a Palearctic species of cranefly in the family Limoniidae. It is found in a wide range of habitats and micro habitats: in earth rich
Dicranomyia_chorea
Basal ganglia movement disorder
differs from chorea in that the movements occur in the proximal limbs whereas in chorea the limb movements are in the distal limbs. Also in chorea the movements
Hemiballismus
Neurological disorder featuring involuntary, repetitive body movements
following treatment with medication. Additional motor symptoms include chorea or athetosis. In about 20% of people with TD, the disorder interferes with
Tardive_dyskinesia
Medical condition
neuropathy, cardiomyopathy, and hemolytic anemia. Other features include limb chorea, facial tics, other oral movements (lip and tongue biting), seizures, a
McLeod_syndrome
rheumatic chorea, making an entry in the bed head ticket: "All features of Rheumatic Chorea Seen". He however noted that, unlike in rheumatic chorea, the tendon
Arseculeratne v. Priyani Soysa
Arseculeratne_v._Priyani_Soysa
Chemical compound
vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor which is used for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease and tardive dyskinesia. Chemically
Deutetrabenazine
Medical disorder
developmental delay and intellectual disability Other symptoms Movement disorders (chorea and/or dystonia) Cortical visual impairment Impaired muscle tone (either
GRIN_disorder
American physician that discovered eponymous disease (1850–1916)
During this period, he was able to better observe the cases of hereditary chorea, which he had seen for the first time with his grandfather and father. In
George_Huntington
Israeli pharmaceutical company
products include Austedo (deutetrabenazine) which is used for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington's disease and tardive dyskinesia; and Ajovy (fremanezumab)
Teva_Pharmaceuticals
Medication for hyperkinetic movement disorders
and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of tetrabenazine to treat chorea associated with Huntington's disease. Although other drugs had been used
Tetrabenazine
Sudden movement or vocalization
throat clearing. Tics must be distinguished from movement disorders such as chorea, dystonia and myoclonus; the compulsions of obsessive–compulsive disorder
Tic
Topics referred to by the same term
named after Saint Vitus, may refer to: Chorea, a movement disorder, specifically either: Sydenham's chorea Huntington disease Dancing mania, a Medieval
Saint_Vitus'_dance
Medieval social phenomena
as Sydenham's chorea. Dancing mania has also been known as epidemic chorea and epidemic dancing. A disease of the nervous system, chorea is characterized
Dancing_mania
Cognitive disorder of face perception
alexia Temporal lobe Cortical deafness Prosopagnosia Subcortex Basal ganglia Chorea Dystonia Parkinson's disease Thalamic syndrome Cerebellum Lateral Dysmetria
Prosopagnosia
British rock band
they went on to release two more singles off the album, "Warpath" and "Chorea". In November 2011 they released the Hexagons EP as a digital download.
Esben_and_the_Witch_(band)
Rare genetic disorder
wearing arm restraints Specialty Endocrinology Symptoms Self-harm, dystonia, chorea, spasticity, intellectual disability, hyperuricemia Complications Kidney
Lesch–Nyhan_syndrome
Mass dancing mania in Strasbourg
depicted to be in a trance. This psychogenic illness could have created a chorea (from the Greek khoreia meaning "to dance"), a situation comprising random
Dancing_plague_of_1518
Group of subcortical nuclei involved in the motor and reward systems
palsy: basal ganglia damage during second and third trimester of pregnancy Chorea Dystonia Epilepsy Fahr's disease Foreign accent syndrome (FAS) Huntington's
Basal_ganglia
Medical condition
(slow movement), and rigidity. Tremor (Rest, postural, action) Dystonia (Focal, segmental, generalized) Chorea and ballism Myoclonus Tics / Tic disorders
Movement_disorder
English physician (1624–1689)
Among his many achievements was the discovery of a disease, Sydenham's chorea, also known as St Vitus' Dance. To him is attributed the prescient dictum
Thomas_Sydenham
Attacks of involuntary movement triggered by voluntary movement
20s to 30s. Involuntary movements can take many forms such as ballism, chorea or dystonia and usually only affect one side of the body or one limb in
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia
Paroxysmal_kinesigenic_dyskinesia
Medical condition
decline. Diseases such as progressive supranuclear palsy, Huntington's chorea and Parkinson's disease are different in many features from the other cortical
Subcortical_dementia
Rare neurodegenerative disease
Status dystonicus Spasmodic torticollis Meige's Blepharospasm Athetosis Chorea Choreoathetosis Myoclonus Myoclonic epilepsy Akathisia Tremor Essential
ALS
German fascist ideology
thought to be hereditary, such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, Huntington's chorea and "imbecility". Sterilization was also mandated for chronic alcoholism
Nazism
1832 book by Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker
Sydenham explored chorea in the 17th century, in which his description of symptoms of what he named chorea minor (also known as Sydenham's chorea) were very
The Dancing Mania, an epidemic of the Middle Ages
The_Dancing_Mania,_an_epidemic_of_the_Middle_Ages
2010 single by Esben and the Witch
the witch Producer Esben and the witch Esben and the Witch. singles chronology "Lucia, at the Precipice" (2010) "Marching Song" (2010) "Chorea" (2011)
Marching Song (Esben and the Witch song)
Marching_Song_(Esben_and_the_Witch_song)
British paediatrician
(1833 – 3 November 1894) was a British paediatrician who coined the term "chorea". He was born in London in 1833, the eighth son (hence the name) of John
Octavius_Sturges
Neurological movement disorder
recognized. Medicine portal Extrapyramidal symptoms Hypertonia Sydenham's chorea Ulegyria (brain condition with dystonia symptoms) "Dystonia". BMJ Best Practice
Dystonia
Artistic motif on the universality of death
respectively). The French term Danse Macabre may derive from the Latin Chorea Machabæorum, literally "dance of the Maccabees." In 2 Maccabees, a deuterocanonical
Danse_Macabre
Disease
covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as: choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legs paralytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg muscles spastic
Abasia
All Latin and Greek roots beginning with G
Greek χορεία (khoreía) "dancing in unison" from χορός (khorós) "chorus" chorea, choree, choreia, choreography, chorus, hemichorea chord- cord Latin and
List of Greek and Latin roots in English/A–G
List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_English/A–G
1967 film by Mark Robson
abortion after learning that Tony has the hereditary condition Huntington's chorea—a fact his domineering half-sister and manager Miriam had been concealing
Valley_of_the_Dolls_(film)
Involuntary movements of parts of the body
Choreoathetosis is the occurrence of involuntary movements in a combination of chorea (the irregular migrating contractions, where it is defined as choreoathetosis)
Choreoathetosis
American writer (1890–1937)
account and claimed that chorea minor was the probable cause of Lovecraft's childhood symptoms, while noting that instances of chorea minor after adolescence
H._P._Lovecraft
Huntington's Chorea. Arlo Guthrie's 1969 film Alice's Restaurant, which depicts Guthrie's father Woody suffering from what was then called "Huntington's Chorea",
Huntington's disease in popular culture
Huntington's_disease_in_popular_culture
Species of fly
Meigen, 1824 Synonyms Hyalomya carbonaria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Hyalomya chorea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 Hyalomya corinna Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Phasia
Phasia_pusilla
Tics in the absence of Tourette syndrome
autism spectrum disorders and stereotypic movement disorder; Sydenham's chorea; idiopathic dystonia; and genetic conditions such as Huntington's disease
Tourettism
intellectual disability. Movement disorders may include spasticity, dystonia and chorea. In addition, malformations such as incomplete lung development (pulmonary
Microphthalmia, syndromic 12 (MCOPS12)
Microphthalmia,_syndromic_12_(MCOPS12)
Medical condition
Status dystonicus Spasmodic torticollis Meige's Blepharospasm Athetosis Chorea Choreoathetosis Myoclonus Myoclonic epilepsy Akathisia Tremor Essential
Restless_legs_syndrome
2017 German television series
the genius of Einstein and suffers from the deadly health of Huntington's chorea, which gives him a remaining life expectancy of about seven years. He must
Einstein_(German_TV_series)
Destruction or degeneration of brain cells
Motor symptoms, caused by the deterioration of the cerebral cortex, include chorea, hyperkinesia, hypokinesia, dysarthria and dysphagia; psychiatric symptoms
Brain_injury
Polish actor (born 1988)
12 December 1988) is a Polish actor. In 2010, he collaborated with the Chorea theater in Łódź. In 2011, he graduated from the Łódź Film School. Since
Piotr_Witkowski
Condition of uncontrolled writhing movements
term it has been seen that its effects are not incredibly long lasting. Chorea is another condition which results from damage to the basal ganglia. Similar
Athetosis
Speech difficulty associated with aphasia
Nervous System, in a sentence reading, "In some cases there is a perfect chorea or delirium of words, which may be called paraphasia". Paraphasia is associated
Paraphasia
Efforts to avoid miscegenation, analogous to an animal breeder seeking purebred animals
"feeblemindedness, schizophrenia, manic depression, epilepsy, Huntington's chorea, genetic blindness, and 'severe alcoholism.'" The estimated number of citizens
Racial_hygiene
Psychosis beginning suddenly in the first two weeks after childbirth
reported during pregnancy and five after delivery. Sydenham's chorea, of which chorea gravidarum is a severe variant, has a number of psychiatric complications
Postpartum_psychosis
American artist and filmmaker (1928–1987)
to rheumatic fever and ultimately the neurological condition Sydenham's chorea, sometimes referred to as St. Vitus’ Dance. At times he was confined to
Andy_Warhol
Group of physical problems resulting from basal ganglia dysfunction
properly between nerve cells in a person diagnosed with Tourette's. Sydenham's chorea is a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily
Basal_ganglia_disease
Intense feelings of well-being
arteriosclerotic dementias (q.v.), in disseminated sclerosis and in Huntington's chorea (q.v.) and is often seen also after severe head injury and old-fashioned
Euphoria
Medical condition
generally do not become apparent until adulthood. These symptoms include chorea, dystonia, and cognitive deficits which worsen with age. This disorder is
Neuroferritinopathy
Abnormal red blood cell with a spiked cell membrane
stars. They are seen on blood films in abetalipoproteinemia, liver disease, chorea acanthocytosis, McLeod syndrome, and several inherited neurological and
Acanthocyte
Medical condition
urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) Stretch marks Nervous system Chorea gravidarum Blood Gestational thrombocytopenia Pregnancy-induced hypercoagulability
Miscarriage and mental disorders
Miscarriage_and_mental_disorders
Musical artist
Kobzarskyi Tsekh (lit. 'Kobzar guild'), as well as of the Early Music ensembles "Chorea Kozacka [uk]" and "Sarmatica". He was an active participant in the Orange
Taras_Kompanichenko
Patent medicine produced from 1890 to 1970s
Company, the trading arm of G. T. Fulford & Company. It was claimed to cure chorea, referenced frequently in newspaper headlines as "St. Vitus' Dance"; as
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People
Dr._Williams'_Pink_Pills_for_Pale_People
Musical artist
several ensembles, in particular The Carpathians, Run Through the Jungle and Chorea Cozacky [uk] (with Taras Kompanichenko. He is a member in Kyiv Kobzar Guild
Yuriy_Fedynsky
Nucleus in the basal ganglia of the brain
is also involved in Huntington's disease, and movement disorders such as chorea, choreoathetosis, and dyskinesias. These have also been described as circuit
Striatum
Medical condition
attacks. Symptoms experienced during attacks can vary and include dystonia, chorea, athetosis, ballismus, or a combination. It has been mapped to chromosome
Paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia
Paroxysmal_nonkinesigenic_dyskinesia
Medical condition
Also, they develop oculomotor apraxia, dysarthric speech, myoclonic jerks, chorea, cognitive impairment, and neuropathy. Elevated levels of cholesterol, creatine
Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1
Ataxia_with_oculomotor_apraxia_type_1
German neuropathologist (1869-1940)
of tuberous sclerosis, amaurotic idiocy, paralysis agitans, Huntington’s chorea and myotonia congenita. He is remembered for his histopathological work
Max_Bielschowsky
Female follower of Dionysus
campaign. Chorea – followed Dionysus in his expedition against Argos. Perseus is said to have put all the women to the sword, including Chorea, but since
Maenad
Post-streptococcal inflammatory disease
can be diagnosed when three minor criteria are present. Exceptions are chorea and indolent carditis, each of which by itself can indicate rheumatic fever
Rheumatic_fever
Topics referred to by the same term
(Spanish word and surname) Correia (Portuguese and Galician word and surname) Chorea (disambiguation) (A medical term for an involuntary movement disorder) Corea
Corea
Dark spot on the compound eyes of some invertebrates
with transgenes to model neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's chorea. An adult Drosophila eye consists of nearly 800 unit ommatidia which are
Pseudopupil
American serial killer (1927–2023)
had a bedwetting issue as a child and was diagnosed as having childhood chorea and enuresis in a Mandan, North Dakota, reform school. Carignan encountered
Harvey_Carignan
French physician and the namesake of Tourette's syndrome (1857–1904)
Gilles de la Tourette believed the conditions were related and separate from chorea. He described the symptoms of Tourette syndrome in one patient and collected
Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette
Type of progressive dementia
Status dystonicus Spasmodic torticollis Meige's Blepharospasm Athetosis Chorea Choreoathetosis Myoclonus Myoclonic epilepsy Akathisia Tremor Essential
Dementia_with_Lewy_bodies
Neurodevelopmental disorder involving motor and vocal tics
diagnosis for Tourette syndrome. The abnormal movements associated with choreas, dystonias, myoclonus, and dyskinesias are distinct from the tics of Tourette's
Tourette_syndrome
Prehistoric monument in England
London: Tho. Bassett. p. 17. OCLC 650116061. Charlton, Dr. Walter (1715). The Chorea Gigantum, Or, Stone-Heng Restored to the Danes. London: James Bettenham
Stonehenge
Topics referred to by the same term
with titles beginning with Korea All pages with titles containing Korea Chorea (disambiguation) Corea (disambiguation), an alternate spelling of Korea
Korea_(disambiguation)
Factors that increase the chance of a miscarriage
urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) Stretch marks Nervous system Chorea gravidarum Blood Gestational thrombocytopenia Pregnancy-induced hypercoagulability
Miscarriage_risks
Surgical procedure
Further work is needed to ascertain what factors led to severe, persistent chorea-ballism in a subset of patients. In an earlier study, 18 advanced PD patients
Thalamotomy
Type of encephalitis
disease Hashimoto's encephalopathy Autoimmune limbic encephalitis Sydenham's chorea The severity of the condition can be monitored using the Modified Rankin
Autoimmune_encephalitis
Degenerative brain disease caused by prions
two of the following five neurologic signs: poor coordination, myoclonus, chorea, hyperreflexia, or visual signs. (If persistent painful sensory symptoms
Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Variant_Creutzfeldt–Jakob_disease
Excessive production of thyroid hormone
appearing "worm-eaten". Neurological manifestations can include tremors, chorea, myopathy, and in some susceptible individuals (in particular of Asian descent)
Hyperthyroidism
Drug which blocks dopamine receptors
often used to treat dyskinesias, psychomotor agitations, tics, Huntington's chorea and alcohol dependence. Ziprasidone blocks the D2 receptor and is used to
Dopamine_antagonist
Book about musicians, CPUSA, and the FBI
surveillance of Woody Guthrie stopped when he was diagnosed with Huntington's Chorea and admitted to the Brooklyn State Hospital in 1955, but Leonard's research
The Folk Singers and the Bureau
The_Folk_Singers_and_the_Bureau
Range of neurodevelopmental conditions
should be distinguished from other causes of tourettism, stereotypies, chorea, dyskinesias, myoclonus and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Education, and
Tic_disorder
Medical condition
kyphosis), and the child often has abnormal movements (dystonia, athetosis or chorea), difficulty feeding, acid reflux, hearing loss, stunted growth, and difficulty
Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome
Mitochondrial_DNA_depletion_syndrome
Topics referred to by the same term
Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Sydenham's chorea, an infectious disease involving the central nervous system Sydenham House
Sydenham
Group of Christian saints
against cancer and tuberculosis. Vitus (Guy) e15 June Against epilepsy, chorea, lightning, the bites of animals (especially those who were venomous or
Fourteen_Holy_Helpers
19th-century French tertiary of the Order of Dominicans, foundress and blessed
health continued to deteriorate. Her condition, now thought to be Sydenham's chorea, slowly improved. She began to lead a life of intense prayer, and on Christmas
Pauline_Jaricot
Involuntary, irregular muscle twitch
disease. It belongs to the hyperkinetic movement disorders, among tremor and chorea for example. These myoclonic twitches, jerks, or seizures are usually caused
Myoclonus
Medical condition
Status dystonicus Spasmodic torticollis Meige's Blepharospasm Athetosis Chorea Choreoathetosis Myoclonus Myoclonic epilepsy Akathisia Tremor Essential
Synucleinopathy
American sleep researcher (born 1972)
PMID 19953826. Morgan, JC; Winter, WC; Wooten, GF (2004). "Amphetamine-induced chorea in attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder". Movement Disorders. 19 (7):
W._Christopher_Winter
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