chorea

• “Convulsive motions agitate his legs, so that though he wills it ever so much, he cannot by any power of his mind stop their motion, (as in that odd disease called chorea sancti viti), but he is perpetually dancing; he is not at liberty in this action, but under as much necessity of moving, as a stone that falls, or a tennis-ball struck with a racket.”

  An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

• “Such movements are referred to as chorea (koh-ree'ah; "dance" G).”

  The Human Brain

• “Their parents should know that they have chorea, which is the same trouble as St. Vitus's Dance, although often existing in a degree too mild to attract attention.”

  Civics and Health

• “The great physician Sydenham gave the first accurate description of what is to-day called chorea, and hence the disease has been named ` ` Sydenham's chorea. '”

  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

• “The great physician Sydenham gave the first accurate description of what is to-day called chorea, and hence the disease has been named "Sydenham's chorea.”

  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

• “What disease is characterized by sudden jerky movements called chorea?”

  NYT > Home Page

• “HD is the most common genetic cause of involuntary writhing movements (called chorea), and is more common in people of Western European decent than in those from Asia or Africa.”

  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories

• “HD affects muscle co-ordination, often causing involuntary writhing movements called chorea, and it leads to cognitive decline.”

  BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition

• “A very high proportion of older children suffering from the graver neuroses, such as chorea, syncopal attacks, phobias, tics, and so forth, show defective physical development.”

  The Nervous Child

• “He had been labeled with a number of interesting diagnoses, such as chorea, epilepsy, myotonia, hysteria, and neurasthenia.”

  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

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