Svensk definition
Ofrivilliga, snabba och ryckiga kroppsrörelser som kan vara nästintill omärkbara eller bli sammanhängande och påtagligt förändra det normala rörelsemönstret. Hypotoni och pendlingsreflexer hör ofta till. Tillstånd som präglas av återkommande eller ihållande koreiforma episoder som primära sjukdomssymtom hänförs till "koreatiska störningar". Korea är också ett vanligt symtom vid basalgangliesjukdomar.
Engelsk definition
Involuntary, forcible, rapid, jerky movements that may be subtle or become confluent, markedly altering normal patterns of movement. Hypotonia and pendular reflexes are often associated. Conditions which feature recurrent or persistent episodes of chorea as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as CHOREATIC DISORDERS. Chorea is also a frequent manifestation of BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES.
Svenska synonymer
Sankt Veits-dans — Danssjuka — Senil korea
Engelska synonymer
Choreas — Chorea Syndromes — Chorea Syndrome — Syndrome, Chorea — Syndromes, Chorea — Choreiform Movement — Choreiform Movements — Movement, Choreiform — Movements, Choreiform — Choreatic Syndromes — Choreatic Syndrome — Syndrome, Choreatic — Syndromes, Choreatic — Choreic Movement — Choreic Movements — Movement, Choreic — Movements, Choreic — Chorea Disorders — Chorea Disorder — Disorder, Chorea — Disorders, Chorea — Choreatic Disorders — Choreatic Disorder — Disorder, Choreatic — Disorders, Choreatic — Chorea, Chronic Progressive — Choreas, Chronic Progressive — Chronic Progressive Chorea — Chronic Progressive Choreas — Progressive Chorea, Chronic — Progressive Choreas, Chronic — Chorea, Rheumatic — Choreas, Rheumatic — Rheumatic Choreas — St. Vitus's Dance — St. Vitus Dance — St. Vitus's Dances — St. Vituss Dance — Chorea, Sydenham — Choreas, Sydenham — Sydenham Choreas — Sydenham's Chorea — Chorea, Sydenham's — Sydenhams Chorea — Rheumatic Chorea — Sydenham Chorea — Hereditary Chorea — Chorea, Hereditary — Choreas, Hereditary — Hereditary Choreas — Dyskinesias, Paroxysmal — Dyskinesia, Paroxysmal — Paroxysmal Dyskinesia — Paroxysmal Dyskinesias — Chorea, Benign Hereditary — Benign Hereditary Chorea — Benign Hereditary Choreas — Choreas, Benign Hereditary — Hereditary Chorea, Benign — Hereditary Choreas, Benign — Hereditary Progressive Chorea Without Dementia — Chorea, Senile — Choreas, Senile — Senile Choreas — Senile Chorea