Identifying Common Movement Disorders in the Emergency Department

Sosa, Rebecca García; Blackburn, Joanna

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2015.01.003

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“…Evaluating children presenting to the emergency department with abnormal movements could be challenging 1 . Hyperkinetic disorders (dyskinesias) are characterized by excess movements, such as tremors, tics, and dystonia and choreiform, and myocloic movements and are more common than hypokinetic disorders 2 .…”

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Uncontrollable movements of right upper and lower extremities in a child: A diagnostic puzzle

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We describe a case of a 9‐year‐old child who presented with uncontrollable, involuntary movements associated with a recent streptococcal infection and echocardiographic evidence of valvulitis. These findings are consistent with the diagnosis of Sydenham's chorea, a rare but important movement disorder and one of the major “Jones criteria” for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever. Because of its rarity, patients with Sydenham's chorea often are misdiagnosed as having a behavioral or psychiatric illness. Early recognition and appropriate management can prevent the potential severe sequelae associated with acute rheumatic fever.

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