Sydenham's Chorea

See also:

• Health: Child Health: Conditions and Diseases: Neurological Disorders  (17)
• Health: Conditions and Diseases: Infectious Diseases: Bacterial: Streptococcal: Rheumatic Fever  (15)

Leilanis-Chorea.com - - A young child shares her experience with Sydenham's Chorea, a rare disorder associated with rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

MDAdvice.com - Sydenham's Chorea - - Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sydenham Chorea - - Also known as St. Vitus Dance. Includes symptoms, cause, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.

The Merck Manual: Sydenham's Chorea - - A complication of rheumatic fever affecting the central nervous system. Includes cause, symptoms, duration, and treatment.

NINDS Sydenham Chorea Information - - Sydenham Chorea (St. Vitus' Dance) information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Research Links OCD and Streptococcal Infections - - Article from the Psychiatric Times.

We Move - Sydenham's Chorea - - Extensive factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment. There is also a discussion forum.