Sydenham's chorea: physical and psychological symptoms of St Vitus dance
SE Swedo, HL Leonard, BJ Casey, GB Mannheim… - …, 1993 - publications.aap.org
Eleven children with Sydenham's chorea (8 girls and 3 boys, mean age= 8.4±2.2 [SD] years)
underwent comprehensive physical, neuropsychologic, and psychiatric examination. The
chorea was manifested as dysarthria, gait disturbances, and frequent adventitious
movements of the face, neck, trunk, and extremities. Antineuronal antibodies were present in
10 of 11 children. All children exhibited concomitant psychologic dysfunction, specifically
obsessive-compulsive symptomatology, increased emotional lability, motoric hyperactivity …
underwent comprehensive physical, neuropsychologic, and psychiatric examination. The
chorea was manifested as dysarthria, gait disturbances, and frequent adventitious
movements of the face, neck, trunk, and extremities. Antineuronal antibodies were present in
10 of 11 children. All children exhibited concomitant psychologic dysfunction, specifically
obsessive-compulsive symptomatology, increased emotional lability, motoric hyperactivity …