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MOUVEMENTS CHOREIQUES [2 records]

Record 1 2011-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Irregular, jerky movements of muscles or groups of muscles. ciliary movement the lashing motion of cilia occurring in certain of the tissues.

Key term(s)
  • choreiform movement
  • choreic movement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
CONT

La chorée de Huntington [...] Au plan moteur, on observe une anomalie des mouvements oculaires, des mouvements choréiques typiques : involontaires, imprévisibles, illogiques, brefs, irréguliers. arythmiques, assez stéréotypés, de grande amplitude, associés à un hypotonie et à une incoordination motrice à l'origine de troubles de l'équilibre et de difficultés de la marche.

Key term(s)
  • mouvement choréique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
Key term(s)
  • movimiento coreico
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Record 2 1999-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A wide variety of rapid, jerky, but well-coordinated and involuntary movements.

Key term(s)
  • choreiform movement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Mouvements involontaires, rapides, plus ou moins amples, illogiques.

Key term(s)
  • mouvement choréique

Spanish

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