Sydenham's chorea: A clinical follow-up of 65 patients

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dc.contributor.authorDemiroren, Kaan
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Haluk
dc.contributor.authorCam, Lokman
dc.contributor.authorOran, Bulent
dc.contributor.authorKaraaslan, Sevim
dc.contributor.authorDemiroren, Saadet
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:18:17Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:18:17Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractSydenham's chorea, the neurological manifestation of rheumatic fever, is the most common acquired chorea of childhood. In this retrospective study, the authors aim to present the clinical and laboratory findings of 65 Sydenham's chorea patients, followed up in a clinic over less than 7 years. The mean age at the onset of the symptoms was 11.7 +/- 2.6 years (range, 6-17 years). Of the patients, 63% were female and 37% were male (male/female: 1.7/1). Chorea was generalized in 78.5% of the patients, right hemichorea in 12.3%, and left hemichorea 9.2%. There was a history of rheumatic fever in 30.8% of the patients. Echocardiographic study showed cardiac valve involvement in 70.5% of 61 patients. Brain magnetic resonance imaging, which was performed on only 18 patients, was evaluated as normal in all. Electroencephalography was also performed on only 18 patients and showed abnormal waves in 50% of them. Pimozide was mostly the first choice of drug therapy. Nevertheless, drug therapy was not needed in 18.5% of the patients. The recovery period of the first attack of the chorea was I to 6 months in 51.7% of the patients. The recurrence rate was 37.9%. In conclusion, Sydenham's chorea is still an important health problem in Turkey with respect to its morbidity.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0883073807302614en_US
dc.identifier.endpage554en_US
dc.identifier.issn0883-0738en_US
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid17690060en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage550en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0883073807302614
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/21627
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000247283900005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INCen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGYen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectrheumatic feveren_US
dc.subjectSydenham's choreaen_US
dc.titleSydenham's chorea: A clinical follow-up of 65 patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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