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  1. Chorea: What It Is, Causes, Treatment & Risk Factors

    Dec 1, 2023 · Overview What is chorea? Chorea is a symptom that causes involuntary, irregular or unpredictable muscle movements. It affects your arms, legs and facial muscles. Chorea comes from …

  2. Chorea - Wikipedia

    Chorea is characterized by brief, semi-directed, irregular movements that are not repetitive or rhythmic, but appear to flow from one muscle to the next. These 'dance-like' movements of chorea often occur …

  3. Chorea: The Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD

    Oct 21, 2025 · ‌Chorea is a movement disorder that stems from something wrong with the basal ganglia nerve structure deep in your brain. It causes involuntary movements of the hands, feet, and face. …

  4. Overview of chorea - UpToDate

    Mar 28, 2024 · Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by rapid and unpredictable contractions affecting mostly distal limbs, but also the face and trunk.

  5. Chorea & Huntington's Disease - The Movement Disorder Society

    Chorea is an abnormal involuntary movement derived from the Greek word “dance”. It is characterized by brief, abrupt, irregular, unpredictable, non-stereotyped movements.

  6. Chorea: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Understand chorea, including symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, management strategies, and implications for neurological health.

  7. The Types of Chorea: Differences, Causes, and Treatment

    Aug 30, 2024 · Chorea is a group of movement symptoms. They appear as involuntary, irregular movements, such as unintentional twitching, hand gripping, and changes in walking. Doctors …

  8. Chorea - Physiopedia

    The word Chorea has Greek origins meaning "to dance". It has a dance-like appearance due to the random and flowing quality of the movement. Chorea is a type of hyperkinetic movement disorder. …

  9. Chorea Treatment Strategies | Practical Neurology

    Sep 13, 2024 · Chorea is a hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by involuntary, irregular, purposeless movements that vary in amplitude and velocity, occur randomly, and move from one …

  10. Chorea: Signs, Causes, and Treatment - Healthline

    Feb 14, 2024 · Chorea is a movement disorder that causes involuntary, unpredictable body movements. Symptoms may include fidgeting to severe uncontrolled arm and leg movements.