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KMID : 0352419940130030299
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Keimyung Medical Journal
1994 Volume.13 No. 3 p.299 ~ p.305
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A Clinical Study on Sydenham Chorea
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Abstract
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A clinical study was carried out on twelve cases of Sydenham chorea which were hospitalized at Pediatric department of Dong San Medical Center, Keimyung University, Taegu, Korea during the period of eight years from 1985 to 1992.
@ES The following results were obtained:
@EN 1) Pure chorea without evidence of rheumatic fever was dominant(58%).
2) The age onset of chorea ranged from 11 to 19 and the mean age was 14.6 years. The male to female ratio was 3 : 1.
3) Sydenham chorea occurred mainly in the winter and spring(83%).
4) The duration of choreic movement before diagnosis was mostly less than 1 month.
5) They were treated with haloperidol and valproic aid(83%). The mean response time to therapy was 14.3 days.
6) The mean follow-up duration was 19.6 months and the recurrence was seen in one case.
7) No cases were expired and no neurologic sequelaes were seen.
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