G.S. POSPELOV, V.A. AYUPOVA, L.T. SALIKHOVA

Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan, 140 Orenburgskiy Trakt, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420138

Pospelov S.G. — Cand. Med. Sc., Head of the Neuropsychiatric Department in Consultative Policlinic №1, tel. (843) 267-89-32, e-mail: Sergey.Pospelov@tatar.ru

Ayupova V.G. — Head of the Neurology Department, tel. (843) 237-30-12, e-mail: aupova27@yandex.ru

Salikhova L.T. — neurologist of the Neurology Department, tel. +7-987-275-03-62, e-mail: salihova-lila@mail.ru

The article presents a case of rheumatic chorea, rheumatic encephalitis with trochaic hyperkinesia syndrome, the main features of which are the absence of cardiac and articular syndromes and a lack of activity in biochemical analyses and the general analysis of blood, except for a moderate increase in ESR. The specifics of the disease and its atypical character caused a delay in clinical diagnosis at the place of residence. The article reviews the modern concepts on etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic and treatment techniques for rheumatic chorea.

Key words: rheumatic chorea, rheumatic encephalitis, trochaic hyperkinesis.

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