RHEUMATIC CHOREA FORECAST, EPIDEMIOLOGY, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION METHODS

Abstract

Rheumatic chorea or Sydenham chorea is one of the main complications of acute rheumatic fever. It is mainly diagnosed in children aged 6-15 years. Girls get sick 2 times more often than boys. Chorea physicians call the defeat of group A streptococcal basal ganglia located in the deep layers of the cerebral hemispheres. The pathology is accompanied by involuntary and chaotic movements of the limbs and body.