Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line
| dc.contributor.author | Walker, Kathleen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lawrenson, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wilmshurst, Jo M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-20T08:40:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-07-20T08:40:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-12T09:45:54Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Post-streptococcal neuropsychiatric movement disorders (PNM) were first described in the Middle Ages, but today more than 300 years later, confusion remains surrounding the terminology, treatment and monitoring of these conditions. Rheumatic fever is currently the major cause of acquired heart disease among children in South Africa.1 The incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is not declining. Recent figures quote the incidence of rheumatic fever as 0.6 - 0.7/1 000 population in the USA and Japan compared with 15 - 21/1 000 population in Asia and Africa.2 In a study conducted in 1975 in Soweto, South Africa, 12 050 schoolchildren were examined and 19.2/1 000 had rheumatic heart disease.3 A 2002 report from a cardiology workshop highlighted the belief among clinicians that South Africa is currently in the midst of a rheumatic fever epidemic.4,5 Sydenham’s chorea (SC) is a major manifestation of ARF. Accordingly, in the South African context when PNMs are diagnosed, treatment strategies must always include the prevention of RHD. | |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.1271 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Walker, K., Lawrenson, J., & Wilmshurst, J. M. (2006). Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24796 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Walker, Kathleen, John Lawrenson, and Jo M Wilmshurst "Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24796 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Walker, K., Lawrenson, J., & Wilmshurst, J. (2006). Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line. South African Medical Journal, 96(9), 906. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Walker, Kathleen AU - Lawrenson, John AU - Wilmshurst, Jo M AB - Post-streptococcal neuropsychiatric movement disorders (PNM) were first described in the Middle Ages, but today more than 300 years later, confusion remains surrounding the terminology, treatment and monitoring of these conditions. Rheumatic fever is currently the major cause of acquired heart disease among children in South Africa.1 The incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is not declining. Recent figures quote the incidence of rheumatic fever as 0.6 - 0.7/1 000 population in the USA and Japan compared with 15 - 21/1 000 population in Asia and Africa.2 In a study conducted in 1975 in Soweto, South Africa, 12 050 schoolchildren were examined and 19.2/1 000 had rheumatic heart disease.3 A 2002 report from a cardiology workshop highlighted the belief among clinicians that South Africa is currently in the midst of a rheumatic fever epidemic.4,5 Sydenham’s chorea (SC) is a major manifestation of ARF. Accordingly, in the South African context when PNMs are diagnosed, treatment strategies must always include the prevention of RHD. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line TI - Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24796 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24796 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Walker K, Lawrenson J, Wilmshurst JM. Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line. South African Medical Journal. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24796. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Medical Journal | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj | |
| dc.title | Sydenham's chorea - clinical and therapeutic update 320 years down the line | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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