Chorea

A hyperkinetic movement disorder characterized by sudden, involuntary, irregular, and unpredictable movements that often resemble a dance-like, fidgety motion or exaggerated restlessness, predominantly affecting the distal limbs and face, typically indicative of basal ganglia dysfunction.

Causes

• Huntington’s disease

• Wilson’s disease

• Benign hereditary chorea

• Chorea-acanthocytosis

• Sydenham chorea

• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

• Sjögren syndrome

• Dopamine antagonists or agonists

• Stroke

• Brain tumor

• Hyperthyroidism

• Pregnancy