(1) Other causes of apparent clumsiness include visual impairment, orthopedic disorders, mild cerebral palsy, hereditary ataxia, and congenital chorea .(2) Mothers may also have livedo reticularis, arterial or venous thrombosis, or neurologic conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, chorea , or transient ischemic attacks.(3) The other well-known consequences of rheumatic fever are cardiac valve lesions and a movement disorder called chorea .(4) Signs of the illness include involuntary movements called chorea , as well as motor and cognitive difficulties.(5) The hallmarks of rheumatic fever include arthritis, carditis, cutaneous disease, chorea , and subsequent acquired valvular disease.
