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COREA SYDENHAM [2 records]

Record 1 2024-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A neurological disorder characterized by rapid, jerky, irregular, and involuntary movements, especially of the face and limbs.

CONT

Children with Sydenham's chorea often have emotional or behavioral problems such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, distractibility, irritability, and inappropriate outbursts of laughing or crying. Sydenham's chorea mostly affects children and adolescents and usually follows a Streptococcal infection by anywhere form 1-8 months.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

La chorée de Sydenham (CS) est le type le plus courant de chorée acquise. Contrairement à de nombreux troubles du mouvement qui sont déjà présents à la naissance, la CS est provoquée par une infection; elle est donc dite «acquise». La plupart du temps, elle est provoquée par une infection au streptocoque-bêta hémolytique de groupe A.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
DEF

Síndrome neurológico caracterizado por movimientos coreicos generalizados o en la mitad del cuerpo, hipotonía muscular, ligera torpeza motora y de la marcha e inestabilidad emocional, que constituye una de las manifestaciones de la fiebre reumática y se da en la infancia y adolescencia, sobre todo entre las niñas.

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Record 2 2012-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

[A type of] dyskinesia (abnormal movement), characterised by continuing, rapid, dance-like movements [which] may result from high doses of levodopa and/or long term levodopa therapy.

OBS

Chorea is characterized by irregular, involuntary, and purposeless movements of muscle groups [which] are most obvious in the extremities and face but are also present in the trunk and may involve muscles of speech and swallowing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Syndrome neurologique associant des mouvements rappelant ceux de la danse à des contractions musculaires plus brèves, de siège et d'aspect variant continuellement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Movimiento involuntario abrupto, irregular, de duración breve y baja amplitud que cambia de una zona corporal a otra sin una secuencia definida.

OBS

Suele localizarse en las partes distales de los miembros, especialmente en las manos, o en la cara. [...] Aunque existen muchas causas de corea, las más importantes son la enfermedad de Huntington(causa más frecuente de corea hereditaria), fiebre reumática o corea de Sydenham, la corea inducida por tratamiento prolongado con fármacos(neurolépticos) y los trastornos metabólicos.

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