Guide To The Types Of Chorea

Senile Chorea

Senile chorea is a rare form of chorea that primarily affects adults in their senior years. This form of chorea rarely occurs in individuals younger than fifty years old. Senile chorea is caused by certain medications, genetic neurodegenerations, sporadic neurodegenerations, hematological disorders, immune system disorders, and metabolic disorders. This form of chorea causes the affected individual to produce fast and complex movements of the body that appear purposeful, but are actually involuntary. The involuntary movements produced in senile chorea patients tend to occur symmetrically. Symptoms of senile chorea are similar to some symptoms that occur in Huntington's disease patients, but individuals who have senile chorea do not have the genetic defect that is present in Huntington's disease. Genetic testing is used to rule out other causes of the symptoms to make an accurate diagnosis of senile chorea.