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Descriptor English:   Chorea Gravidarum 
Descriptor Spanish:   Corea Gravidarum 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Coreia Gravídica 
Synonyms English:   Chorea, Pregnancy-Induced
Choreoathetosis, Pregnancy-Associated  
Tree Number:   C10.228.140.079.294
C10.228.662.262.249.500
C13.703.141
Definition English:   A rare movement disorder developed during PREGNANCY, characterized by involuntary jerky motion (CHOREA) and inability to maintain stable position of body parts (ATHETOSIS). RHEUMATIC FEVER and collagen vascular disorders are frequently associated with this disease. Chorea may vary from mild to severe and occurs in approximately 1 per 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies. (From Md Med J 1997 Sep;46(8):436-9) 
Indexing Annotation English:   check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
History Note English:   2000 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
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:   34221 
Unique Identifier:   D020150 

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