Treatment of chorea in childhood

Chorea is a movement disorder characterized by ongoing random-appearing sequences of discrete involuntary movements or movement fragments. Chorea results from dysfunction of the complex neuronal networks that interconnect the basal ganglia, thalamus and related frontal lobe cortical areas. The complexity of basal ganglia circuitry and vulnerability of those circuits to injury explains why chorea results from a wide variety of conditions. Because etiology-specific treatments or effective symptomatic treatments are available for causes of chorea, defining the underlying disease is important.

Source: Pediatric Neurology - September 6, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Sanem Yilmaz, Jonathan W. Mink Tags: Review Article Source Type: research