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st, vitus dance, sydenham chorea, movement disorder associated, rheumatic fever, sydenham chorea is one, the major signs of acute rheumatic fever, discussed here, a separate entity, it the only sign of rheumatic fever, patients, movements seen in sydenham chorea, involuntary, jerky, purposeless, not rhythmic, occur sporadically in different muscle groups, a sitting child might suddenly have an arm jerk upward followed by a leg extension, a head nod, movements occur in such a way that the child is constantly in motion, seems to be twitching everywhere, fine motor control becomes difficult, handwriting, change dramatically, sydenham chorea occurs most frequently in prepubescent girls, boys, history of sore throat preceding, by several weeks, appearance of sydenham's chorea, onset of uncontrollable movements, movements, jerky, purposeless, loss of fine motor control, emotional lability, bouts of inappropriate crying, laughing, signs of rheumatic fever, acute rheumatic fever, a history of sore throat, several weeks preceding the appearance of sydenham's chorea, blood tests, signs of rheumatic fever, esr, aso, crp, c-reactive protein, streptozyme test, tests related to acute rheumatic fever, ecg, echocardiogram, ultrasound, the heart, antibiotics, given to assure clearing of streptococci, bacteria that cause rheumatic fever, continuous preventive antibiotics, antibiotic prophylaxis, supportive care is given, necessary to control symptoms of sydenham chorea, sedation advised in severe cases, sydenham chorea generally clears up over a course of several months, under unusual circumstances, a variant form of sydenham chorea, later in life, no complications, expected, child develops uncontrollable, jerky movements suggestive of this disease, child has, had a sore throat, careful attention to children's complaints of sore throats, early treatment, determined to have streptococcus generally, prevent acute rheumatic fever, strong family history of rheumatic fever, parents, watchful, children particularly susceptible to this infection.