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Chorea is NOT seen in

A
Huntington's disease
B
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
C
Rheumatic fever
D
Tourette syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
(D) Tourette Syndrome # TOURETTE SYNDROME is a neurological disorder characterised by sudden rapid, involuntary movements called tics, which occur repeatedly. Tourette Syndrome is also linked to other behaviours, most often OCD and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD).> Symptoms can include bouts of motor and vocal tics and the focus of these tics tends to wax and wane over time.> Typically tics increase as a result of stress or tension, and may decrease when relaxed or absorbed in a task.> Chorea is seen with: Huntington's disease, a group of neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Kuru, children and adolescents with rheumatic fever develop Sydenham's chorea as a complication, drugs like levodopa, anti-convulsants, anti-psychotics, Wilsond disease and Chorea gravidarum is rare type of chorea which is a complication of pregnancy.

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