a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements
Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea
Derived forms
choreal (choˈreal) or choreic (choˈreic) or choreatic (ˌchoreˈatic)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from New Latin, from Latin: dance, from Greek khoreia, from khoros dance; see chorus
Examples of 'choreatic' in a sentence
choreatic
In earlier studies valproic acid showed no beneficial effect on involuntary choreatic movements.
Przuntek Horst, Kraus Peter H, Lauter Thorsten, Saft Carsten, Andrich Juergen E 2006, 'Dose-dependent improvement of myoclonic hyperkinesia due to Valproic acid in eightHuntington's Disease patients: a case series', BMC Neurologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/6/11. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Choreatic movements emerged during the fourth year of the treatment and were misdiagnosed as tardive dyskinesia.
Lilijana Horvat, Mojca Z Dernovšek, Janez Mlakar 2001, 'PATIENT WITH HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE, PRESENTING AS PSYCHOTIC DISORDER – CASE REPORT',Zdravniški Vestnikhttp://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2566. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)