{"id":16670,"date":"2013-02-07T16:22:39","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T00:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/?page_id=16670"},"modified":"2015-08-04T11:55:44","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T18:55:44","slug":"chorea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/chorea\/","title":{"rendered":"Chorea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21554 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woman-with-chorea.jpg\" alt=\"woman with chorea\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" title=\"\">Chorea<\/strong><\/span> causes involuntary movement. It is part of a group of disorders called dyskinesias, which result in a variety of abnormal and involuntary movements. Chorea typically has an underlying neurological cause.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Symptoms of Chorea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The primary feature of chorea is involuntary movement. Unlike some other dyskinesias, chorea causes movements to flow from one muscle to the next. Although the movements typically are clearly involuntary, they appear somewhat directed. Sometimes the movements can look like the person is dancing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Causes of Chorea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Several illnesses can cause chorea. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huntington\u2019s disease: This genetic condition causes a variety of symptoms, and chorea is commonly associated with Huntington\u2019s.<\/li>\n<li>Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Liver problems which cause toxins in the blood: Wilson\u2019s disease in particular, which causes dangerously high copper levels, can cause chorea. The illness is extremely rare.<\/li>\n<li>Metabolic conditions and endocrine system disorders may lead to chorea in some people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Very rarely, chorea gravidum develops in people as a result of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/learn-about-therapy\/issues\/pregnancy-and-birthing\" target=\"_blank\">pregnancy<\/a>. A combination of pregnancy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/psychpedia\/hormone\" target=\"_blank\">hormones<\/a>, previous illnesses, and liver problems can increase a person\u2019s likelihood of developing chorea gravidum.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, some medications and drugs may cause chorea. In particular, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/drugs\/anti-psychotics.html\" target=\"_blank\">antipsychotics<\/a>, withdrawal from certain drugs, and some illegal drugs may cause chorea.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Treatment for Chorea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Treatment includes ruling out other movement disorders, which can be caused by mental health conditions and other medical conditions. When chorea is suspected, a doctor will typically administer blood tests to determine if there are liver or endocrine system problems. When chorea is caused by diseases such as Huntington\u2019s or Parkinson\u2019s, it may not be reversible. However, some medications can mitigate the effects of the illness. When chorea occurs during pregnancy, doctors may induce labor or advise watchful waiting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tardive dyskinesia introduction and overview. (n.d.). Tardive Dyskinesia Center. Retrieved from http:\/\/www.tardivedyskinesia.com\/<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chorea causes involuntary movement. It is part of a group of disorders called dyskinesias, which result in a variety of abnormal and involuntary movements. Chorea typically has an underlying neurological cause. Symptoms of Chorea The primary feature of chorea is involuntary movement. Unlike some other dyskinesias, chorea causes movements to flow from one muscle to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2474,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"psychpedia.php","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16670","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2474"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}