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CHOREA |
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Syndenham's chorea ['St Vitus dance'; follows streptococcal infection (feature of rheumatic fever); usually adolescent; recurrence may be precipitated by pregnancy] Huntington's chorea [autosomal dominant; usually presents >30 years; progressive dementia also present]benign hereditary chorea pregnancy (chorea gravidarum) tumours cerebrovascular accident systemic lupus erythematosus, especially with anticardiolipin antibodies polycythaemia hypoparathyroidism thyrotoxicosis hypernatraemia |
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drugs / toxins: |
alcohol levodopa neuroleptics, eg. phenothiazinesoral contraceptive pill phenytoin |
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