MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Chorea
Tree Number(s): C10.228.662.262.249; C10.597.350.250; C23.888.592.350.250
Unique ID: D002819
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002819
Annotation: choreoathetosis = CHOREA (IM) + ATHETOSIS (IM); MORVAN'S CHOREA see MYOKYMIA and CHOREATIC DISORDERS are also available
Scope Note: Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as CHOREATIC DISORDERS. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
Entry Term(s): Chorea Disorders; Chorea Syndromes; Chorea, Benign Hereditary; Chorea, Chronic Progressive; Chorea, Rheumatic; Chorea, Senile; Chorea, Sydenham; Choreatic Disorders; Choreatic Syndromes; Choreic Movement; Choreiform Movement; Dyskinesias, Paroxysmal; Hereditary Chorea; Hereditary Progressive Chorea Without Dementia; Paroxysmal Dyskinesias; Rheumatic Chorea; Senile Chorea; St. Vitus's Dance; Sydenham Chorea; Sydenham's Chorea
Public MeSH Note: 1963; for CHOREATIC DISORDERS; CHOREA, BENIGN HERIDITARY; CHOREA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; CHOREA, RHEUMATIC; CHOREA, SENILE; DYSKINESIAS, PAROXYSMAL; & HEREDITARY CHOREA use CHOREATIC DISORDERS 2000-2007
History Note: 1963; for CHOREATIC DISORDERS; CHOREA, BENIGN HERIDITARY; CHOREA, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; CHOREA, RHEUMATIC; CHOREA, SENILE; DYSKINESIAS, PAROXYSMAL; & HEREDITARY CHOREA use CHOREATIC DISORDERS 2000-2007
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

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virology (VI)

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
  - Movement Disorders [C10.228.662]
    - Dyskinesias [C10.228.662.262]
      - Chorea [C10.228.662.262.249]
        
        Chorea Gravidarum [C10.228.662.262.249.500]
        
        Huntington Disease [C10.228.662.262.249.750]
        
        Neuroacanthocytosis [C10.228.662.262.249.937]
      - Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced [C10.228.662.262.500]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
  - Dyskinesias [C10.597.350]

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
  - Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
    - Dyskinesias [C23.888.592.350]

Chorea Preferred

Concept UI: M0004335
Scope Note: Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as CHOREATIC DISORDERS. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
Terms: Chorea Preferred Term
Term UI T008216
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1963); Chorea Syndromes
Term UI T367082
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Choreatic Disorders
Term UI T358355
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Chorea Disorders
Term UI T367081
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Choreic Movement
Term UI T372165
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Choreiform Movement
Term UI T372164
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Choreatic Syndromes
Term UI T367083
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

Chorea, Benign Hereditary Narrower

Chorea, Chronic Progressive Narrower

Chorea, Rheumatic Narrower

Concept UI: M0334645
Terms: Chorea, Rheumatic Preferred Term
Term UI T367091
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Chorea, Sydenham
Term UI T367088
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Rheumatic Chorea
Term UI T367092
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); St. Vitus's Dance
Term UI T367086
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Sydenham Chorea
Term UI T367087
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Sydenham's Chorea
Term UI T751215
Date05/14/2009
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID

Chorea, Senile Narrower

Dyskinesias, Paroxysmal Narrower

Hereditary Chorea Narrower

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