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There are various types which have been called the paralytic, the choreic, and the saltatory.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

He appeared to be nervous and impatient, however, frequently changing his position, and moving his limbs in an aimless choreic way which is characteristic of him at times.

From The Captain of the Polestar by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

There was no distortion of the features nor any choreic movements of the extremities; indeed, the whole affection consisted in the nodding and shaking movements of the head referred to.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Remondino, Peter Charles

It is these that are so liable to disorder in the many automatisms and choreic tics we see in school children, especially if excited or fatigued.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley

Moderate amount of choreic movements in arms and legs, exaggerated when attention distracted.

From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William