| Signs of the illness include involuntary movements called chorea, as well as motor and cognitive difficulties. |
| It may be a very large proportion in the case of a presymptomatic diagnosis of a dominant single gene disease such as Huntington's chorea. |
| Included in this general category is Sydenham's chorea, but it does not lead to carditis. |
| The other well-known consequences of rheumatic fever are cardiac valve lesions and a movement disorder called chorea. |
| The hallmark of the disorder is involuntary choreiform and athetotic movements, hence it is also known as Huntington's chorea. |
| The criteria list major manifestations that include carditis, erythema marginatum, polyarthritis, subcutaneous nodules, and Sydenham's chorea. |
