MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -The most widely recognized cause of chorea is Huntington’s disease-a hereditary disorder. But, there can be many other causes, some of which are very rare. A child who got rheumatic fever after a strep throat or scarlet fever infection may show a temporary form of chorea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sydenham chorea mainly involves jerky, uncontrollable and purposeless movements of the hands, arms, shoulder, face, legs, and trunk. These movements look like twitches, and disappear during sleep. Other symptoms may include: Changes in handwriting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chorea, which is sometimes a symptom of Huntington’s disease, but not deadly, is one of several known involuntary movements, which also include more common ones such as tremor and tics. To the untrained eye, it can be challenging to identify chorea, because its appearance varies from one individual to another.