Sydenham's chorea in western Pennsylvania

Pediatrics
Arezoo Zomorrodi, Ellen R Wald

Abstract

Chorea is characterized by involuntary, fleeting, irregular, nonrhythmic movements that flow from 1 body region to another. There are many causes of childhood chorea, including cerebrovascular accidents, collagen vascular diseases, drug intoxication, hyperthyroidism, Wilson's disease, Huntington's disease, and infectious agents. Although Sydenham's chorea (SC), a nonsuppurative sequela of group A streptococcal infection, is known to be a common cause of chorea, multiple laboratory and radiographic studies are often obtained to determine the cause of pediatric chorea. We conducted a retrospective chart review to determine the causes of childhood chorea seen in a large children's hospital in an area endemic for acute rheumatic fever (ARF). The utility of neuroimaging in establishing a final diagnosis of SC is discussed. Patients who received a diagnosis of chorea between 1980 and 2004 at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh were identified from databases that are maintained by the divisions of Infectious Diseases and Cardiology and from the hospital's medical records department. Charts were abstracted retrospectively. All patients who had new-onset chorea and did not have any underlying neurologic disorders were included in this...Continue Reading

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