The term choreia is derived from a Greek word χορεία (a kind of dance, see choreia These 'dance-like' movements of choreia (from the same root word as...
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Vitus, Saint Pronounced As: vits , 4th cent.?, Sicilian martyr. Vitus is invoked against diseases including epilipsy, nervous disorders, and St. Vitus' Dance (Sydenham's chorea).
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Also called Sydenham's chorea, St. Vitus' dance, is a disorder effecting children and characterized by jerky, uncontrollable movements, either of the face...
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Sydenham Chorea (St. Vitus Dance) information center covers causes, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, incidence, risk factors, signs, tests, support groups, complications, and prognosis. Alternate Names : St. Vitus Dance...
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Saint Vitus Dance symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment information for Saint Vitus Dance (Sydenham chorea) with alternative diagnoses, full-text book...
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www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/saint_vitus_dance.htm
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Sydenham Chorea (St. Vitus' Dance) information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Synonym(s): Saint Vitus Dance, Rheumatic Encephalitis;
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www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/sydenham/sydenham.htm
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People prayed to St. Vitus for aid, and he soon became the patron saint of the dancers.(2) The mania became an anti-clerical protest when dancers in Liege began cursing the priests of that city. 2 `St. Vitus' Dance' is a name given to a syndrome known as Sydenham's chorea, which is unrelated to manic dancing.
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Chorea is slightly more common in females than males. Chorea is also known as rheumatic chorea, Sydenham chorea, chorea minor, and St Vitus dance.
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1007946-overview
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Also known as St. Vitus Dance. Includes symptoms, cause, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention. Sydenham chorea is one of the major signs of acute rheumatic fever. It is discussed here separately because it may be the only sign of rheumatic fever in some patients. St. Vitus danc...
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