Frequency and significance of vocalizations in sydenham's chorea

Antonio Lúcio de Teixeira; Francisco Cardoso; Débora P. Maia; Daniel R. Sacramento; Cleonice De Carvalho Coelho Mota; Zilda Maria Alves Meira; Andrew Lees

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.01.014

Frequency and significance of vocalizations in sydenham's chorea

Antonio Lúcio de Teixeira, Francisco Cardoso, Débora P. Maia, Daniel R. Sacramento, Cleonice De Carvalho Coelho Mota, Zilda Maria Alves Meira, Andrew Lees

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Abstract

Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a complication of Streptococcus infection characterized by a combination of motor and non-motor features. We have investigated the presence of vocalizations in 89 consecutive patients with SC evaluated during a one-year period in the UFMG Movement Disorders Clinic. Seven (4/3 M/F) of the 89 patients (29/60 M/F) presented with simple vocalizations not preceded by premonitory sensations but in association with facial chorea in five patients. These findings suggest that vocalizations are not a common feature in SC and their phenomenology is quite distinct from the characteristics of vocal tics in tic disorders.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	62-63
Number of pages	2
Journal	Parkinsonism and Related Disorders
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2008.01.014
State	Published - Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chorea
Rheumatic fever
Streptococcus
Sydenham's chorea
Tics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neurology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Clinical Neurology

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