What Conditions Chorea May Indicate

Cerebrovascular Disease

Cerebrovascular disease is a subgroup of conditions, disorders, and diseases that cause adverse effects in the blood supply and blood vessels of the brain tissue. Cerebrovascular disease has several causes, such as atherosclerosis, cerebral venous thrombosis, and arterial blood clot. Vascular malformation, transient ischemic attack, aneurysm, and stroke are all considered cerebrovascular diseases. All forms of cerebrovascular disease can result in brain tissue damage from the obstruction of blood flow in the brain tissues. Different medical events have different symptoms, but general non-chorea symptoms that occur in cerebrovascular disease include losing vision on one side, severe headache, confusion, and face drooping. Symptoms related to chorea in cerebrovascular disease patients include arm weakness, speech problems, balance loss, weakness on one side of the body, and paralysis on one side of the body.