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Chorea. Chorea (sometimes called Choreia) is the name for a set of symptoms caused by some neurological conditions. The word "chorea" comes from Greek, where it means "dance". People with chorea move without being able to control those movements. The movements seem to spread from one muscle to the next.
Chorea gravidarum is a rare [1] type of chorea which presents with involuntary abnormal movement, characterized by abrupt, brief, nonrhythmic, nonrepetitive movement of any limb, often associated with nonpatterned facial grimaces. It is a complication of pregnancy which can be associated with eclampsia and its effects upon the basal ganglia.
Morvan's fibrillary chorea Morvan's syndrome is a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease named after the nineteenth century French physician Augustin Marie Morvan . "La chorée fibrillaire" was first coined by Morvan in 1890 when describing patients with multiple, irregular contractions of the long muscles , cramping , weakness, pruritus ...
Choreia ( Ancient Greek: χορεία, romanized : choreía) is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, choros ), in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad . Cognates of choreia are used for circle dances in a number of other countries: horon, in Turkey. khorovod (коровод), in Russia.
Clinical Features. A case of Chorea-acanthocytosis: (A–C) Sequential snapshots from video demonstrating involuntary movements with closure of both eyes and lower-lip biting.Note: Lower-lip ulcer can be clearly seen in (A). Involuntary worm-like movements.
Chorea Bohemica je hudebně-taneční soubor čerpající z lidové tradice, kultury a lidové slovesnosti. Soubor byl založen roku 1967 pod názvem „ Skupina českého folklóru “. Od roku 1969 nese název „Chorea Bohemica“.
Levodopa-induced dyskinesia. Specialty. Neurology. Levodopa-induced dyskinesia ( LID) is a form of dyskinesia associated with levodopa (l-DOPA), used to treat Parkinson's disease. It often involves hyperkinetic movements, including chorea, dystonia, and athetosis. [1]
