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choreiform

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choreiform /cho·re·i·form/ (ko-re´ĭ-form) resembling chorea.
choreiform
[kərē′əfôrm′]
resembling the rapid jerky movements associated with chorea.

choreiform [ko-re´ĭ-form]
resembling chorea.

choreiform
resembling chorea.


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Some common symptoms include finger agnosia, problems with balance and gait, choreiform (involuntary spasmodic) movements of finger or mouth or poor graphomotor skills, tactile defensiveness, rigid behavior patterns, and auditory hypersensitivities (Dunn, 2001; Eide, 2003).
For chorea, tetrabenazine is one medicine that is commonly used for choreiform movements but there are other options.
A second patient arrived at the ED short of breath, dehydrated, and diaphoretic, with a sudden, severe escalation of choreiform dyskinesia that had been going on for several hours.
 
 
 
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