What is Chorea?

Contents

Chorea: Introduction
Types of Chorea
Prognosis
Other names for Chorea
What causes Chorea?
What are the symptoms of Chorea?
Organs Affected by Chorea
How is it treated?
Society issues for Chorea
Chorea: Introduction

What is Chorea?

Chorea: Any disorder causing involuntary movement or spasms.
Chorea: ceaseless occurrence of rapid, highly complex jerky movements that appear to be well coordinated but are performed involuntarily.
Source - Diseases Database
Chorea: any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Chorea: Introduction

Types of Chorea:

Types of Chorea:

Broader types of Chorea:

How serious is Chorea?

Prognosis of Chorea: The prognosis for individuals with chorea varies depending on the type of chorea and the associated disorder. Huntington's disease is a hereditary, progressive and fatal neurological disorder. Syndenham's chorea is treatable and curable. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Chorea Information Page: NINDS)

What causes Chorea?

Causes of Chorea: see causes of Chorea

What are the symptoms of Chorea?

Symptoms of Chorea: see symptoms of Chorea

Chorea: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chorea.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chorea.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Chorea: Neurologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Chorea.
Treatments for Chorea: see treatments for Chorea
Research for Chorea: see research for Chorea

Society issues for Chorea

Hospitalization statistics for Chorea: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chorea:

0.0001% (7) of hospital consultant episodes were for drug-induced chorea in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
86% of hospital consultant episodes for drug-induced chorea required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
44% of hospital consultant episodes for drug-induced chorea were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
56% of hospital consultant episodes for drug-induced chorea were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for drug-induced chorea required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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