Saint Vitus' dance

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See Sydenham's chorea.

Saint Vitus' dance

[sānt vī′təs]

a motor nerve disorder characterized by irregular involuntary jerky movements of the limbs and facial muscles. Historically the condition was once confused with symptoms of a dance mania that reportedly was cured by a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Vitus; it is thought to be caused by sequence of rheumatic fever. See also Sydenham's chorea.

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