sydenham chorea การใช้

St Vitus's Dance was diagnosed, in the 17th century, as Sydenham chorea.
A neurological disorder, Sydenham chorea, can occur months after an initial attack, causing jerky involuntary movements, muscle weakness, slurred speech, and personality changes.
ARF is often clinically diagnosed based on Jones Criteria, which include : pancarditis, migratory polyarthritis of large joints, subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, and sydenham chorea ( involuntary, purposeless movement ).
Obsessions and compulsions are also very common in several other medical conditions, including : Tourette syndrome, Parkinson disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Huntington disease, encephalitis lethargica, Sydenham chorea, and damage to specific brain regions.