Movement Inquisitive

About Movement Inquisitive

Movement Inquisitive is a free educational resource for MDS Members. This video quiz introduces patient cases of varying movement disorder types. One new case will be presented each month.

Watch the video and then answer the questions below to test your knowledge of this patient case. A correct answer is denoted by a green box and incorrect answer by a red box.

This project is coordinated by:

Dr. Prashanth (LK) Kukkle, DM
DM (Neurology - NIMHANS) | Fellowship in Movement Disorders (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Consultant Neurologist | Specialist: Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
Vikram Hospitals - Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Dr. Prashanth may be reached by email at drprashanth.lk@gmail.com

Case 5: Young Boy With Restlessness

Young boy presented with history of restlessness of last 2 weeks duration.  The symptoms have been slowly increasing to interfere in his activities of daily living.  No associated cognitive/behavioral changes.  History of recent respiratory tract infection was present.  No history of joint pains/rash.

Further Reading

1. Cardoso F. Sydenham's chorea. Handb Clin Neurol. 2011;100:221-9.

2. Punukollu M, Mushet N, Linney M, Hennessy C, Morton M. Neuropsychiatric manifestations of Sydenham's chorea: a systematic review. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2016 Jan;58(1):16-28.

3. Gewitz MH, Baltimore RS, Tani LY et al. Revision of the Jones Criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever in the era of doppler echocardiography: a scientific statement from the american heart association. Circulation 2015;131:1806–18

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