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Sydenham Chorea (St. Vitus Dance) on Physical Exam

Jerky, uncontrollable and #purposeless movements of the hands, arms,
Sydenham Chorea ... Vitus Dance) on ... These movements ... #Sydenham #Chorea ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
Sydenham chorea in a 12 year old boy with Acute Rheumatic Fever.

#Sydenham #chorea #clinical #video #physicalexam
Sydenham chorea ... #Sydenham #chorea ... #physicalexam #neurology ... #movement
Motor Syndromes of Cerebral Palsy:

Spastic Hemiplegia, Spastic diplegia, Spastic quadriplegia (‘total body involvement’), Athetoid (extrapyramidal, dyskinetic)

#Diagnosis
involvement’), Athetoid ... dyskinetic) #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #CerebralPalsy
Sydenham Chorea (SC) on Physical Examination

16 year male with history of sore throat, arthralgia having a
Sydenham Chorea ... with abnormal movements ... DrPrasadJain #Sydenham ... #Chorea #Rheumatic ... clinical #video #neurology
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
most common being Sydenham's ... Chorea and Huntington's ... Chorea. ... The movement of ... #Gait #Neurology
St. VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic for Causes of Chorea

S - Sydenham’s Chorea
V - Vascular (Strokes)
I - Increased
VITUS'S DANCE Mnemonic ... for Causes of Chorea ... S - Sydenham ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #StVITUS
Causes of Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Tics:
 • Tourette's Syndrome
 • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
of Hyperkinetic Movement ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Toxic / metabolic Chorea ... Huntington's Disease Athetosis ... MovementDisorders #Neurology
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Migraine/Auras • Movement ... Dystonia, Dyskinesia, Chorea ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Recurrent Falls Core ... wasting, slow movements ... Joint Movement ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... Evaluation #Geriatrics #Neurology