Sydenham's chorea. A model for childhood autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders

JAMA. 1994 Dec 14;272(22):1788-91. doi: 10.1001/jama.272.22.1788.

Author

S E Swedo¹

Affiliation

¹ Section on Behavioral Pediatrics, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Md 20892.

PMID: 7661914
DOI: 10.1001/jama.272.22.1788

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Autoimmune Diseases / physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Chorea / diagnosis*
Chorea / etiology
Chorea / therapy*
Clinical Protocols
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Male
Models, Neurological
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
Plasmapheresis
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Rheumatic Fever / physiopathology*
United States

Substances

Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Prednisone