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Descriptor English:   Chorea 
Descriptor Spanish:   Corea 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Coreia 
Synonyms English:   Choreatic Disorders
Choreiform Movement  
Tree Number:   C10.228.662.262.249
C10.597.350.250
C23.888.592.350.250
Definition English:   Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as CHOREATIC DISORDERS. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES. 
Indexing Annotation English:   choreoathetosis = CHOREA (IM) + ATHETOSIS (IM); MORVAN'S CHOREA see MYOKYMIA and CHOREATIC DISORDERS are also available
History Note English:   1963; for CHOREATIC DISORDERS; CHOREA, BENIGN HERIDITARY; CHOREA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; CHOREA, RHEUMATIC; CHOREA, SENILE; DYSKINESIAS, PAROXYSMAL; & HEREDITARY CHOREA use CHOREATIC DISORDERS 2000-2007 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   2869 
Unique Identifier:   D002819 

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