| Literature DB >> 9443351 |
M J Marques-Dias1, M T Mercadante, D Tucker, P Lombroso.
Abstract
Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by sudden, involuntary, arrhythmic, clonic, and purposeless movements. SC appears to provide a model for understanding various neuropsychiatric dysfunctions. Its relationship with attentional deficits, obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) as well as movement disorders provides support for the hypothesis of the involvement of the corticostriatal loops in the pathophysiology of the disorder.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9443351 DOI: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70346-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Clin North Am ISSN: 0193-953X