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Neuroacanthocytosis Syndromes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Neuroacanthocytosis (NA) syndromes are a group of genetically defined diseases characterized by the association of red blood cell acanthocytosis and progressive degeneration of the basal ganglia.
Danek, Adrian   +11 more
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Levodopa-responsive chorea: A review

open access: yesAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2020
Background: Chorea is one of the disabling movement disorders, and the number of drugs which can treat this disorder effectively is limited. Tetrabenazine and deutetrabenazine are the two drugs approved by the US-FDA for the treatment of chorea ...
Mark Farrenburg, Harsh V Gupta
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-CV2/CRMP5 Paraneoplastic Chorea Effectively Managed with Intravenous Amantadine

open access: yesTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2019
Background: Paraneoplastic chorea is typically a subacute progressive hyperkinetic movement disorder. The mainstay of treatment is managing the underlying neoplasm.
Jongmok Ha   +8 more
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Clinical and genetic analysis of 29 Brazilian patients with Huntington’s disease-like phenotype [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by chorea, behavioral disturbances and dementia, caused by a pathological expansion of the CAG trinucleotide in the HTT gene. Several patients have been recognized with the typical
Lopes-Cendes, Iscia   +31 more
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Chorea [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, 1987
ABSTRACT:A variety of neurotransmitters have been implicated in the pathophysiology of chorea as exemplified by Huntington's chorea. These include dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, GABA and a variety of neuropeptides including substance P and somatostatin.
openaire   +2 more sources

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of chorea

open access: yesNeurology International, 2018
Chorea is thought to be caused by deactivation of the indirect pathway in the basal ganglia circuit. However, few imaging studies have evaluated the basal ganglia circuit in actual patients with chorea.
Nobuyuki Ishii   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computational identification of phospho-tyrosine sub-networks related to acanthocyte generation in neuroacanthocytosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Acanthocytes, abnormal thorny red blood cells (RBC), are one of the biological hallmarks of neuroacanthocytosis syndromes (NA), a group of rare hereditary neurodegenerative disorders.
Pantaleo, Antonella   +78 more
core   +1 more source

A case report: chorea gravidarum [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Biological and Medical Research, 2011
Chorea gravidarum is the term given to chorea occurring during pregnancy. It is not an etiologically or pathologically distinct morbid entity, but a generic term for chorea of any etiology.
Sheela SR, Gomathy E , Anitha NPG
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Chorea: A Journey Throughout History

open access: yesTremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2015
The original descriptions of chorea date from the Middle Ages, when an epidemic of “dancing mania” swept throughout Europe. The condition was initially considered a curse sent by a saint, but was named “Saint Vitus’s dance&rdquo ...
Thiago Cardoso Vale, Francisco Cardoso
doaj   +1 more source

Phenytoin induced Chorea: commonly used antiepileptic drug causing a rare movement disorder [PDF]

open access: yesAsia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2020
Background: Phenytoin, a commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug, causes side effects like ataxia, tremor, hirsutism, gum hyperplasia, insomnia, confusion, headache and vertigo when used for longer duration.
Rambhupal NAGIREDDY   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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