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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of chorea

open access: goldNeurology International, 2018
Chorea is thought to be caused by deactivation of the indirect pathway in the basal ganglia circuit. However, few imaging studies have evaluated the basal ganglia circuit in actual patients with chorea.
Nobuyuki Ishii   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Further Evidence for Celiac Disease-associated Chorea?

open access: greenTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2011
Background: A number of neurological conditions have been reported to be associated with gluten sensitivity, including ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, epilepsy, and occasionally, chorea.
Ruth H. Walker
doaj   +3 more sources

Impact of Chorea on Self-care Activity, Employment, and Health-care Resource Use in Patients with Huntington’s Disease [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 2021
# Background Chorea is recognized as a prototypic motor feature of Huntington’s disease (HD), but its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has not been fully explored. This study describes the impact of chorea on HRQoL in patients with HD. #
Daniel O. Claassen   +4 more
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Chorea: An unusual manifestation of endocrine diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
Chorea is a movement disorder involving involuntary movements of muscles of the face, neck, and limbs, usually caused by basal ganglia lesions.
Jia Zheng, Xiaohong Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Acute chorea: case series from the emergency room of a Brazilian tertiary-level center [PDF]

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2021
Background: Chorea is a movement disorder characterized by random, brief and migratory involuntary muscle contractions. It is defined as acute when present within hours to days.
Guilherme Diogo SILVA   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chorea Gravidarum [PDF]

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 1950
Groden, Harold M.
core   +4 more sources

Generalized Chorea Induced by an Unilateral Anterior Cerebral Artery Territorial Infarction [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Movement Disorders, 2009
Generalized chorea caused by unilateral cerebral infarction has rarely been reported. A 58-year-old woman presented involuntary movement in her all extremities after acute cerebral infarction on her right anterior cerebral artery territory.
Jae Hong Chang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chorea associated with infections: A narrative review

open access: yesAnnals of Movement Disorders, 2021
In tropical countries like India, infections of the central nervous system (CNS) and their varied complications are often encountered. Movement disorders (MDs) are reported to be a complication of infectious diseases, and the spectrum of MDs differs in ...
Rahul Yadav, Shankar Vijay, Soaham Desai
doaj   +1 more source

Chorea following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination: a systematic review of reported cases

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Objectives: Chorea following SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination, has been increasingly recognized. We aimed to synthesize clinical and paraclinical characteristics, treatment responses, and outcomes of this neurologic complication.
Elena Cecilia Rosca   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chorea [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Medicine, 2009
Two weeks after starting the oral contraceptive pill, a 16-year-old girl developed increasingly violent chorea and an evolving psychosis with prominent hallucinations, ideas of reference, and paranoia. An erythematous skin rash subsequently developed and Sydenham's chorea (SC) was diagnosed. Following neuroleptic medication and steroids, her chorea and
Hu, M   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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