PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Miranda Crealey AU - Nicholas M Allen AU - David Webb AU - Anthony Bouldin AU - Niamh Mc Sweeney AU - Deirdre Peake AU - Sandya Tirupathi AU - Karina Butler AU - Mary D King TI - Sydenham's chorea: not gone but perhaps forgotten AID - 10.1136/archdischild-2015-308693 DP - 2015 Dec 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood PG - 1160--1162 VI - 100 IP - 12 4099 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/12/1160.short 4100 - http://adc.bmj.com/content/100/12/1160.full SO - Arch Dis Child2015 Dec 01; 100 AB - Sydenham's chorea (SC) is characterised by chorea, emotional lability and hypotonia. In this study, we investigated the incidence and clinical presentation of childhood SC in Ireland (years 2006–2014). Nineteen cases were diagnosed. Five patients had rheumatic fever. An increasing trend with an incidence of 0.23/100 000 is reported. As most referral diagnoses included psychogenic illness, head injury and stroke, modern physicians may not be aware of this age old illness. A review of the manifestations and diagnosis of SC is presented.