Frequency and significance of vocalizations in Sydenham's chorea.
Sydenham's chorea (SC) is a complication of Streptococcus infection characterized by a combination of motor and non-motor features. We have investigated the presence of vocalizations in 89 consecutive patients with SC evaluated during a one-year period in the UFMG Movement Disorders Clinic. Seven (4/3 M/F) of the 89 patients (29/60 M/F) presented with simple vocalizations not preceded by premonitory sensations but in association with facial chorea in five patients. These findings suggest that vocalizations are not a common feature in SC and their phenomenology is quite distinct from the characteristics of vocal tics in tic disorders.
de Teixeira
Antonio Lúcio
AL
Clínica de Movimentos Anormais, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Cardoso
Francisco
F
Maia
Débora P
DP
Sacramento
Daniel R
DR
Mota
Cleonice de Carvalho Coelho
Cde C
Meira
Zilda Maria Alves
ZM
Lees
Andrew
A
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002819:Chorea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult