Diseases

Chorea Gravidarum

A rare movement disorder developed during PREGNANCY, characterized by involuntary jerky motion (CHOREA) and inability to maintain stable position of body parts (ATHETOSIS). RHEUMATIC FEVER and collagen vascular disorders are frequently associated with this disease. Chorea may vary from mild to severe and occurs in approximately 1 per 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies. (From Md Med J 1997 Sep;46(8):436-9)

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Abstract

A rare movement disorder developed during PREGNANCY, characterized by involuntary jerky motion (CHOREA) and inability to maintain stable position of body parts (ATHETOSIS). RHEUMATIC FEVER and collagen vascular disorders are frequently associated with this disease. Chorea may vary from mild to severe and occurs in approximately 1 per 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies. (From Md Med J 1997 Sep;46(8):436-9)

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12 entry terms
  • Chorea, Pregnancy-Induced
  • Choreoathetosis, Pregnancy-Associated
  • Chorea Gravidarums
  • Chorea, Pregnancy Induced
  • Choreas, Pregnancy-Induced
  • Choreoathetoses, Pregnancy-Associated
  • Choreoathetosis, Pregnancy Associated
  • Gravidarum, Chorea
  • Pregnancy-Associated Choreoathetoses
  • Pregnancy-Associated Choreoathetosis
  • Pregnancy-Induced Chorea
  • Pregnancy-Induced Choreas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Chorea/diagnosis (1966-1999)
  • Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis (1966-1999)

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  1. C10w.228w.140w.079w.294w
  2. C10w.228w.662w.262w.249w.500w
  3. C12.050.703w.141w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chorea Gravidarum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020150. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020150
  2. Chorea Gravidarum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorea_gravidarum
  3. Chorea Gravidarum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5105007