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Obsessive compulsive behavior, hyperactivity, and attention deficit disorder in Sydenham chorea

2005; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 64; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/01.wnl.0000161840.62090.0e

1526-632X

Débora Palma Maia, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Mauro César Quintão Cunningham, Francisco Cardoso,

Eating Disorders and Behaviors

The authors investigated obsessive-compulsive behavior, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 50 healthy subjects, 50 patients with rheumatic fever without chorea, and 56 patients with Sydenham chorea. Obsessive-compulsive behavior, OCD, and ADHD were more frequent in the Sydenham chorea group (19%, 23.2%, 30.4%) than in the healthy subjects (11%, 4%, 8%) and in the rheumatic fever without chorea group (14%, 6%, 8%). ADHD was more common in persistent Sydenham chorea.