Chorea (Rheumatic Chorea)

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Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1.	Chorea (Rheumatic Chorea)
2.	Huntington Disease (Huntington's Disease)
3.	Dyskinesias (Dyskinesia)
4.	Dystonia (Limb Dystonia)
5.	Parkinsonian Disorders (Parkinsonism)

Experts

1.	Sullivan, Kelly L: 5 articles (03/2008 - 06/2005)
2.	Zesiewicz, Theresa A: 5 articles (03/2008 - 06/2005)
3.	Hauser, Robert A: 5 articles (03/2008 - 06/2005)
4.	Cardoso, Francisco: 5 articles (02/2006 - 11/2003)
5.	Richter, Angelika: 5 articles (06/2004 - 11/2002)
6.	Giovannoni, G: 4 articles (01/2007 - 07/2002)
7.	Jankovic, Joseph: 3 articles (05/2008 - 11/2002)
8.	Church, A: 3 articles (01/2007 - 02/2004)
9.	Hunter, Christine: 2 articles (05/2008 - 01/2007)
10.	Swedo, Susan E: 2 articles (06/2007 - 05/2005)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Chorea:

1.	Valproic Acid (Valproate, Semisodium)FDA LinkGeneric 02/01/1996 - "Sodium valproate, whenever used, was effective in controlling the chorea." 09/01/1985 - "Valproic acid is proposed as an effective treatment for severe cases of Sydenham chorea." 09/01/2004 - "Valproic acid is an effective and safe drug in the treatment of Sydenham's chorea." 04/01/1988 - "Efficacy of valproic acid in the treatment of Sydenham's chorea." 07/01/1987 - "Efficacy of valproic acid in the treatment of Sydenham's chorea." Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Haloperidol (Haldol)FDA LinkGeneric 09/01/2007 - "All affected individuals presented slowly progressive choreic movements in their upper and lower extremities, trunk and head with an age of onset ranging from 40 to 66 (average 54.3), which were markedly improved by haloperidol" 10/01/1989 - "However, haloperidol reduction in the chorea scores was significantly greater in 3 patients, while there was no difference in 2 other cases" 10/01/1989 - "Though improvement in chorea scores over baseline values was greater under TBZ (46.3 +/- 23.4) than haloperidol (28.6 +/- 47.7), the difference did not reach statistical significance (Student t tests)" 03/01/2001 - "His chorea responded to haloperidol but encephalo-duro-arterio-synangiosis on the right side improved all symptoms" 01/01/2002 - "Haloperidol rapidly resolved the choreic movements and no recurrence was observed" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Levodopa (L Dopa)FDA LinkGeneric 06/14/2005 - "Surprisingly, treatment with levodopa improved gait dramatically and reduced chorea in two patients" 06/01/1991 - "We conclude that any patient with levodopa-associated chorea who cannot be regulated on the basis of observation alone should be studied with simultaneous plasma levodopa measurements and clinical monitoring to detect an unusual plasma levodopa pattern that may be improved by adjustment of dosing schedule." 06/01/1999 - "All of the patients also had severe diphasic and peak-dose chorea, so that it was possible to study the effect of high-frequency stimulation on the different types of levodopa-induced dyskinaesias" 05/01/2006 - "Twelve patients developed severe levodopa induced chorea" 06/14/2005 - "A novel TITF-1 mutation causes benign hereditary chorea with response to levodopa." Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Carbamazepine (Tegretol)FDA LinkGeneric 08/01/2000 - "We suggest that carbamazepine may serve as a first-line treatment for rheumatic chorea." 01/01/2007 - "We present a case of rheumatic chorea, in which carbamazepine therapy produced excellent clinical response." 01/01/2007 - "Sydenham's chorea: report of a case treated with carbamazepine with excellent clinical response]" 12/21/2006 - "They also share features with paroxysmal dyskinesia and carbamazepine markedly ameliorated the symptoms at least in one patient" 11/01/2003 - "We also report an excellent response to carbamazepine in subthalamic paroxysmal dyskinesias." Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	etiracetam (levetiracetam)FDA Link 07/01/2005 - "Side effects from levetiracetam resolved completely within 7 days of levetiracetam discontinuation, and chorea returned to baseline." 06/01/2005 - "The chorea improved markedly with the use of levetiracetam (LEV, Keppra)." 01/01/2006 - "Treatment of chorea with levetiracetam." 01/01/2005 - "Levetiracetam in the treatment of vascular chorea: a case report." 11/01/2006 - "The objective of this study is to evaluate the tolerability and preliminary efficacy of levetiracetam (LEV) in reducing chorea in Huntington's disease (HD) patients in a prospective open-label pilot study" Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	Dopamine (Intropin)FDA LinkGeneric 03/01/1979 - "It is suggested that increased dopamine metabolism is involved in the pathogenesis of Sydenham's chorea and that the determination of urinary HVA and the HVA:VMA ratio may be helpful in establishing this diagnosis" 06/01/2004 - "Striatal increase of extracellular dopamine levels during dystonic episodes in a genetic model of paroxysmal dyskinesia." 01/01/1993 - "Roles of dopamine and its receptors in generation of choreic movements." 01/01/1992 - "Current theory indicates that hyperactivity of neostriatal dopamine neurons and degeneration of GPe play roles in the pathogenesis of chorea" 01/01/1990 - "There was no relationship between the degree of chorea and concentrations of dopamine or its metabolite" Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	Prednisone (Sone)FDA LinkGeneric 04/01/2006 - "Chorea complete remission time with prednisone (mean 54.3 days) was significantly shorter (P < 0.001) when compared with the placebo group (mean 119.9 days)" 04/01/2006 - "Although initial chorea intensity was similar in both groups, a significant difference was observed after 1 week of medication (P < 0.001) with a larger reduction in the prednisone group, that continued until the end of the study" 04/01/2006 - "In this randomized, double-blind, parallel study of a group of 22 children and teenagers, prednisone efficacy in acute Sydenham's chorea was assessed" 12/01/2007 - "Prednisone treatment may lead to a shortened course of chorea (4.0 weeks in prednisone-treated [n = 32] vs 9.0 weeks in untreated [n = 14]; P < .0001)" 04/01/2006 - "Percentage decrease in chorea intensity scale score also was persistently and significantly (P < 0.001) greater in the prednisone group" Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	Clonazepam (Rivotril)FDA LinkGeneric 04/01/1997 - "Both chorea and hypomania improved after treatment with sodium valproate and clonazepam" 02/21/1976 - "In a limited study, clonazepam, a new benzodiazepine derivative, has been found to be effective in suppressing choreiform movements in three patients with Huntington's chorea, three patients with non-familial chorea, and in one patient with senile chorea" Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	Tetrabenazine (Nitoman)IBA 06/01/2003 - "Tetrabenazine in the treatment of severe pediatric chorea." 01/01/1992 - "We demonstrate that tetrabenazine is a valuable additional symptomatic treatment for choreic movements in one of our patients" 05/28/1977 - "Tetrabenazine in Sydenham's chorea." 03/23/1974 - "Letter: Tetrabenazine in chorea." 07/01/1960 - "The treatment of chorea minor with the monoamine liberator "Nitoman".]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)IBA 10/03/2005 - "In the dtsz mutant hamster, a model of paroxysmal dyskinesia in which dystonic episodes occur in response to stress, previous studies suggested that retarded development of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic inhibition plays a critical role in the pathogenesis" 10/03/2005 - "These data suggest that GABA uptake inhibitors may provide novel therapeutic approaches for paroxysmal dyskinesias." 12/01/1989 - "However, a loss of GABA in the nigra does not always correlate with the generation of choreic movements" 09/01/1989 - "Chorea and ballism are assumed to be caused by hypofunction of the GABA-neurons in the basal ganglia" 01/01/1977 - "Our results confirm a DA/GABA interaction in the pathogenesis of degenerative chorea." Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Aftercare (After-Treatment) 10/01/1987 - "Two were young patients whose chorea developed long after treatment had been started and disappeared soon after it had been discontinued" 06/01/1997 - "We report a 56-year-old man with Huntington's disease whose chorea substantially improved after treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)" 06/01/1996 - "The chorea resolved within 2 days after treatment of the hyperglycemia in 9 patients" 09/01/1987 - "Thirteen-year-old girl presenting chorea after treatment of hyperthyroidism]" 02/01/1973 - "Primary myasthenia gravis after treatment of chorea minor]" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Walking 01/01/1999 - "CONCLUSIONS: Chorea in HD does not appreciably affect the center of gravity during ambulation, and the consistency of gait profiles at heel strike shows that the ultimate target is achieved in each step despite random and frequent variability during the gait cycle." 06/01/2003 - "Despite medication with a dopamine antagonist, choreiform movement of the left limb had not improved, and the patient complained of rigidity and slowness of ambulation owing to the side effects of the medicine" 05/01/1996 - "A young boy is reported who had benign hereditary chorea and attention deficit disorder, whose chorea, handwriting, and independent ambulation paradoxically improved with methylphenidate treatment." Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Pallidotomy 10/01/1997 - "A case of chorea-acanthocytosis successfully treated with posteroventral pallidotomy]" 06/25/1962 - "Electromyographical analysis of the choreic movements and effect of pallidotomy.]" 07/01/1952 - "Thalamotomy and pallidotomy in chorea." 01/01/1952 - "Thalamotomy and pallidotomy for treatment of choreic movements." 11/01/2007 - "The rate model cannot explain the improvement of ballismus and chorea by pallidotomy because pallidotomy increases the disinhibition of the thalamocortical projection, which should increase the movements" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Deep Brain Stimulation 05/01/2004 - "Senile chorea treated by deep brain stimulation: a clinical, neurophysiological and functional imaging study." 07/01/2008 - "Chronic deep brain stimulation resulted in remarkable improvement of choreic movements" 05/01/2004 - "We report on a patient with senile chorea, treated with deep brain stimulation of the left globus pallidus internus and subsequently the left ventralis oralis posterior nucleus of the thalamus" 09/01/2003 - "Some children with chorea respond to deep brain stimulation" 12/24/2002 - "Autopsy findings are reported from a patient with chorea-acanthocytosis treated for 2 years by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the motor thalamus" Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) 04/01/2007 - "Therapy that slows the progressive neuronal dysfunction or degeneration is unavailable, so pharmacotherapy is currently aimed primarily at managing behavioral and psychiatric symptoms, and, in selected cases, controlling severe chorea" 07/01/2002 - "After chemotherapy, the patient's chorea worsened" 01/01/1976 - "Rational approaches to the pharmacotherapy of chorea." 01/01/1987 - "Similar movement abnormalities have been found in patients with Huntington's disease-even in those with chorea alone, and irrespective of drug therapy-and in a patient with an infarct involving the right supplementary motor area" 10/01/1991 - "Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in syndromes with extrapyramidal-motor dysfunction, such as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome or Chorea minor (Sydenham), response to specific pharmacotherapy, behavioural therapy, and psychosurgery, as well as findings derived from brain imaging studies including positron emission tomography (PET) support the view of a frontal cortex/basal ganglia dysfunction in OCD" Order ALL the reference details at left...