Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study

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Autor(a) principal: Araújo,Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos
Data de Publicação: 2002
Outros Autores: Pádua,Paula Assunção Brito, Maia Filho,Heber Souza
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: BACKGROUND: Rheumatic chorea (RC) has recently been linked to an antibody-mediated immune mechanism. OBJECTIVE/METHOD: To verify if this knowledge reflected in management changes we conceived a descriptive study. RESULTS: The medical charts of 20 children (13 females) aged 6 to 12 years (mean 8 years), diagnosed as RC from June 1996 to June 1999, were reviewed. All patients received some medical treatment. Haloperidol was the most prescribed medication (15 patients - 75 %). Sulpiride, diazepam and valproate were also used as symptomatic treatment. Imune-modulating therapy with prednisone was prescribed for seven children. The shortest course of chorea (16 days) occurred in a patient treated with prednisone. CONCLUSION: Prednisone has been prescribed for rheumatic chorea besides the traditional symptomatic approach. A great variety of antichoreic drugs are being employed.
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spelling Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational studychorearheumatic fevertherapyprognosisBACKGROUND: Rheumatic chorea (RC) has recently been linked to an antibody-mediated immune mechanism. OBJECTIVE/METHOD: To verify if this knowledge reflected in management changes we conceived a descriptive study. RESULTS: The medical charts of 20 children (13 females) aged 6 to 12 years (mean 8 years), diagnosed as RC from June 1996 to June 1999, were reviewed. All patients received some medical treatment. Haloperidol was the most prescribed medication (15 patients - 75 %). Sulpiride, diazepam and valproate were also used as symptomatic treatment. Imune-modulating therapy with prednisone was prescribed for seven children. The shortest course of chorea (16 days) occurred in a patient treated with prednisone. CONCLUSION: Prednisone has been prescribed for rheumatic chorea besides the traditional symptomatic approach. A great variety of antichoreic drugs are being employed.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2002-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2002000200008Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.60 n.2A 2002reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2002000200008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAraújo,Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz CamposPádua,Paula Assunção BritoMaia Filho,Heber Souzaeng2002-07-10T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2002000200008Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2002-07-10T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
title Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
spellingShingle Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
Araújo,Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos
chorea
rheumatic fever
therapy
prognosis
title_short Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
title_full Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
title_fullStr Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
title_full_unstemmed Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
title_sort Management of rheumatic chorea: an observational study
author Araújo,Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos
author_facet Araújo,Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos
Pádua,Paula Assunção Brito
Maia Filho,Heber Souza
author_role author
author2 Pádua,Paula Assunção Brito
Maia Filho,Heber Souza
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Araújo,Alexandra Prufer de Queiroz Campos
Pádua,Paula Assunção Brito
Maia Filho,Heber Souza
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv chorea
rheumatic fever
therapy
prognosis
topic chorea
rheumatic fever
therapy
prognosis
description BACKGROUND: Rheumatic chorea (RC) has recently been linked to an antibody-mediated immune mechanism. OBJECTIVE/METHOD: To verify if this knowledge reflected in management changes we conceived a descriptive study. RESULTS: The medical charts of 20 children (13 females) aged 6 to 12 years (mean 8 years), diagnosed as RC from June 1996 to June 1999, were reviewed. All patients received some medical treatment. Haloperidol was the most prescribed medication (15 patients - 75 %). Sulpiride, diazepam and valproate were also used as symptomatic treatment. Imune-modulating therapy with prednisone was prescribed for seven children. The shortest course of chorea (16 days) occurred in a patient treated with prednisone. CONCLUSION: Prednisone has been prescribed for rheumatic chorea besides the traditional symptomatic approach. A great variety of antichoreic drugs are being employed.
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