Sydenham's chorea

Date
1997-12-01
Author
Marques-Dias, M. J.
Mercadante, M. T.
Tucker, D.
Lombroso, P.
Type
Artigo
ISSN
0193-953X
Is part of
Psychiatric Clinics of North America
DOI
10.1016/S0193-953X(05)70346-4
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Abstract
Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by sudden, involuntary, arrhythmic, clonic, and purposeless movements. SC appears to provide a model for understanding various neuropsychiatric dysfunctions. Its relationship with attentional deficits, obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) as well as movement disorders provides support for the hypothesis of the involvement of the corticostriatal loops in the pathophysiology of the disorder.
Citation
Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: W B Saunders Co, v. 20, n. 4, p. 809-+, 1997.
URI
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/25822
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