title: Severe Sydenham's chorea (chorea paralytica) successfully treated with plasmapheresis.
abstract: Sydenham's chorea is often regarded as a relatively benign and self-limiting condition. Treatment is typically symptomatic, although occasionally immunomodulatory therapies are required in severe forms. Here we report a girl who was affected with the severe variant, chorea paralytica, who responded dramatically and rapidly to plasmapheresis, having failed other therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology (127), James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 W. Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468 USA ; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital Barros Luco, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saez
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Renner
keywords: Chorea paralytica; Plasmapheresis; Sydenham’s chorea