Best Doctors for Chorea Treatment in Tollygunge, Kolkata

Chorea is a symptom that causes uncontrollable muscle movements. These can be manifested as sudden jerks, twitches, fidgets in upper or lower limbs, muscles of face; abnormal tongue movements with grip variations. Some of the involuntary muscle movements have larger impact on the way the affected people walk, speak or swallow. They may also be associated with headaches, seizures and/or speech difficulties.

Some of the causes of developing chorea are underlying diseases such as genetic disorders, neurological disorders/Parkinson's diseases, rheumatoid diseases/lupus or arthritis, brain tumor, stroke, medication or drug induced. Chances of acquiring chorea is higher in cases with family history of Huntington's disease, or evidence of head trauma during childhood. Chorea is managed by treating the specific diseases that are causing it with medications and in cases like brain tumor, surgical intervention may also be required.