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How to Examine a Patient with Chorea
Author(s) -
Cardoso Francisco
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
movement disorders clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.754
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2330-1619
DOI - 10.1002/mdc3.12107
Subject(s) - chorea , etiology , movement disorders , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , dance , psychotherapist , psychiatry , pathology , art , disease , literature
Chorea is a movement disorder that results from the continuous and random flow of muscle contractions leading to a dance‐like appearance. The aims of this article are to define chorea, discuss its underlying causes, and provide a video demonstration of a seven‐step guide on how to examine a patient with this movement disorder. This guide helps the clinician to determine the clinical features, severity, and etiology of chorea.

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