"Chorea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as CHOREATIC DISORDERS. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
| Descriptor ID |
D002819
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.662.262.249 C10.597.350.250 C23.888.592.350.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Chorea- Chorea
- Choreas
- Chorea Syndromes
- Chorea Syndrome
- Syndrome, Chorea
- Syndromes, Chorea
- Choreiform Movement
- Choreiform Movements
- Movement, Choreiform
- Movements, Choreiform
- Choreatic Syndromes
- Choreatic Syndrome
- Syndrome, Choreatic
- Syndromes, Choreatic
- Choreic Movement
- Choreic Movements
- Movement, Choreic
- Movements, Choreic
- Chorea Disorders
- Chorea Disorder
- Disorder, Chorea
- Disorders, Chorea
- Choreatic Disorders
- Choreatic Disorder
- Disorder, Choreatic
- Disorders, Choreatic
Chorea, Chronic Progressive- Chorea, Chronic Progressive
- Choreas, Chronic Progressive
- Chronic Progressive Chorea
- Chronic Progressive Choreas
- Progressive Chorea, Chronic
- Progressive Choreas, Chronic
Chorea, Rheumatic- Chorea, Rheumatic
- Choreas, Rheumatic
- Rheumatic Choreas
- St. Vitus's Dance
- St. Vitus Dance
- St. Vitus's Dances
- St. Vituss Dance
- Chorea, Sydenham
- Choreas, Sydenham
- Sydenham Choreas
- Sydenham's Chorea
- Chorea, Sydenham's
- Sydenhams Chorea
- Rheumatic Chorea
- Sydenham Chorea
Hereditary Chorea- Hereditary Chorea
- Chorea, Hereditary
- Choreas, Hereditary
- Hereditary Choreas
Chorea, Benign Hereditary- Chorea, Benign Hereditary
- Benign Hereditary Chorea
- Benign Hereditary Choreas
- Choreas, Benign Hereditary
- Hereditary Chorea, Benign
- Hereditary Choreas, Benign
- Hereditary Progressive Chorea Without Dementia
Chorea, Senile- Chorea, Senile
- Choreas, Senile
- Senile Choreas
- Senile Chorea
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chorea" by people in Profiles.
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Atypical Presentations of Huntington Disease-like 2 in South African Individuals. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2024 Jul; 11(7):850-854.
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Huntington disease-like 2: insight into neurodegeneration from an African disease. Nat Rev Neurol. 2024 01; 20(1):36-49.
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A comparison between the neurocognitive profile of Huntington Disease-Like 2 and Huntington Disease: Exploring the presence of double dissociations. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2022 Mar-Apr; 29(2):223-233.
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The Neuropsychiatry of Huntington Disease-Like 2: A Comparison with Huntington's Disease. J Huntingtons Dis. 2020; 9(4):325-334.
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The neuropsychological deficits and dissociations in Huntington Disease-Like 2: A series of case-control studies. Neuropsychologia. 2020 01; 136:107238.
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Emerging differences between Huntington's disease-like 2 and Huntington's disease: A comparison using MRI brain volumetry. Neuroimage Clin. 2019; 21:101666.
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Absence of Acanthocytosis in Huntington's Disease-like 2: A Prospective Comparison with Huntington's Disease. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y). 2017; 7:512.
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A Systematic Review of the Huntington Disease-Like 2 Phenotype. J Huntingtons Dis. 2017; 6(1):37-46.
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The Frequency of Huntington Disease and Huntington Disease-Like 2 in the South African Population. Neuroepidemiology. 2016; 46(3):198-202.
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Junctophilin 3 (JPH3) expansion mutations causing Huntington disease like 2 (HDL2) are common in South African patients with African ancestry and a Huntington disease phenotype. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2015 Oct; 168(7):573-85.