<unk> , also known as<unk>  minor and historically and occasionally referred to as St Vitus' dance, is a disorder characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements primarily affecting the face, hands and feet.<unk>  is an autoimmune disease that results from childhood infection with Group A beta-haemolytic Streptococcus. It is reported to occur in 20–30% of people with acute rheumatic fever and is one of the major criteria for it, although it sometimes occurs in isolation. The disease occurs typically a few weeks, but up to 6 months, after the acute infection, which may have been a simple sore throat (pharyngitis).<unk>  is more common in females than males and most cases affect children between the ages of 5 and 15 years of age. Adult onset of<unk>  is comparatively rare, and the majority of the adult cases are recurrences following childhood<unk> .
Sydenham's chorea
Huntington's disease
Benign hereditary chorea
Parkinson-plus syndrome
Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome
Huntington's disease-like syndrome
X-linked dystonia parkinsonism
Stratton Parker syndrome