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MeSH Heading: Chorea Gravidarum
Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.079.294; C10.228.662.262.249.500; C12.050.703.141
Unique ID: D020150
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020150
Annotation: check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
Scope Note: A rare movement disorder developed during PREGNANCY, characterized by involuntary jerky motion (CHOREA) and inability to maintain stable position of body parts (ATHETOSIS). RHEUMATIC FEVER and collagen vascular disorders are frequently associated with this disease. Chorea may vary from mild to severe and occurs in approximately 1 per 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies. (From Md Med J 1997 Sep;46(8):436-9)
Entry Term(s): Chorea, Pregnancy-Induced; Choreoathetosis, Pregnancy-Associated
Previous Indexing: Chorea/diagnosis (1966-1999); Pregnancy Complications/diagnosis (1966-1999)
Public MeSH Note: 2000
History Note: 2000
Date Established: 2000/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0328352
Scope Note: A rare movement disorder developed during PREGNANCY, characterized by involuntary jerky motion (CHOREA) and inability to maintain stable position of body parts (ATHETOSIS). RHEUMATIC FEVER and collagen vascular disorders are frequently associated with this disease. Chorea may vary from mild to severe and occurs in approximately 1 per 2,000 to 3,000 pregnancies. (From Md Med J 1997 Sep;46(8):436-9)
Terms: Chorea Gravidarum Preferred Term
Term UI T358352
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Chorea, Pregnancy-Induced
Term UI T367077
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Choreoathetosis, Pregnancy-Associated
Term UI T367078
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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