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The Psychiatric Symptoms of Rheumatic Fever

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2000

Year

Marcos T. Mercadante, Geraldo F. Busatto, Paul J. Lombroso, Lisia G Prado, Maria Conceição do Rosário, Raquel do Valle, Maria Joaquina Marques‐Dias, Mária Kiss, James F. Leckman, Eurı́pedes Constantino Miguel
American Journal of Psychiatry

Abstract

Both the rheumatic fever and Sydenham's chorea groups were associated with a higher risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders than the comparison group. ADHD appears to be a risk factor for Sydenham's chorea in children with rheumatic fever.

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