Two months after upper respiratory infection, a 16-yearold boy progressively developed
generalized involuntary movement. There were choreiform movements of the extremities …

An 18-year-old man suffered from acute Sydenham chorea appearing coincidently with β-
haemolytic streptococcal throat infection. Imaging techniques documented lesions of basal …

The acute onset of a unilateral choreiform movement disorder in a child with a recently
documented febrile illness or streptococcal pharyngitis is suggestive of Sydenham chorea …

A 9-year-old female with acute chorea was found to have multiple areas of abnormal signal
on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain consistent with vasculitis. The child's serology …

To document possible changing characteristics of Sydenham chorea, we reviewed records
of 240 patients with this diagnosis who were seen between 1951 and 1976. A dramatic …

THE LITERATURE concerning the pathology of Sydenham's chorea is meager. Since the
disease is rarely fatal, there has been little opportunity to study the pathologic process. The …

Background Sydenham chorea (SC), a major sign of rheumatic fever (RF), is related to
systemic streptococcal infection and is treated with antibiotics. Recurrence usually occurs …

An 11-year-old girl with Sydenham chorea presented with a rapid onset of serious
restlessness of mainly the right side of the body. Additional laboratory investigations …

We report four cases of adult recurrence of Sydenham's chorea (SC). The first episodes all
followed childhood tonsillopharyngitis. Many years later, subsequent episodes appeared …

We present a 68-year-old woman, with recurrence of Sydenham chorea (SC) without
rheumatic fever, 56 years after the first episode chorea after streptococcal infection. MRI …