Causes
- Huntington's disease
- Sydenham chorea (after strep infection in children)
- Chorea gravidarum (pregnancy)
- Medications (dopamine agonists, antipsychotics, contraceptives)
- Stroke affecting basal ganglia
- Autoimmune disease (lupus, antiphospholipid syndrome)
- Wilson's disease
Treatment
- Treat underlying cause
- Tetrabenazine, deutetrabenazine, valbenazine for chorea suppression
- Antipsychotics in selected cases
- Physical, occupational, speech therapy
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References
- Huntington's Disease Society of America. Resources.