Morvan's syndrome is a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease named after the nineteenth century French physician Augustin Marie Morvan. Morvan coined the term la choree fibrillaire in 1890 to describe patients with multiple, irregular contractions of the long muscles, cramping, weakness, itching, excessive sweating, insomnia, and delirium. The condition typically has a slow, insidious onset developing over months to years.
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ICD-10 ChapterVI: Diseases of the Nervous System 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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Diseases of the nervous system
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
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Morvan's syndrome (also known as Morvan's fibrillary chorea or fibrillary chorea, abbreviated as MoS) is a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disease named after the nineteenth century French physician Augustin Marie Morvan.
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