Published April 25, 2022
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RHEUMATIC CHOREA CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION METHODS
Authors/Creators
- 1. ASMI , Master's students majoring in Pediatric Neurology
Description
Rheumatic chorea or Sydenham chorea is one of the main complications of acute rheumatic fever. It is mainly diagnosed in children aged 6-15 years. Girls get sick 2 times more often than boys. Chorea physicians call the defeat of group A streptococcal basal ganglia located in the deep layers of the cerebral hemispheres. The pathology is accompanied by involuntary and chaotic movements of the limbs and body.