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Anesthetic management of a patient with Huntington's chorea -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013 Huntington's chorea is a rare hereditary disorder of the nervous system. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant disorder and is characterized by progressive chorea, dementia and psychiatric disturbances.
Jong-Man Kang +5 more
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Autoimmune and Paraneoplastic Chorea: A Review of the Literature
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Autoimmune chorea syndromes represent a vast array of paraneoplastic, parainfectious and idiopathic disorders. It is increasingly apparent that familiarity with these disorders is critically important, as they may be treatable or may be part of a ...
Kevin Kyle +3 more
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FXTAS and the Spectrum of FMR1 Premutation‐Associated Phenotypes in Latin America: A Scoping Review
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Fragile X–associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a late‐onset neurodegenerative disorder caused by FMR1 premutation expansions (55–200 CGG repeats). Although well described in populations of predominantly European ancestry, FXTAS remains poorly characterized in Latin America due to limited awareness, restricted access to ...
Amy Schmidmajer +6 more
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Further Evidence for Celiac Disease-associated Chorea?
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2011 Background: A number of neurological conditions have been reported to be associated with gluten sensitivity, including ataxia, peripheral neuropathy, epilepsy, and occasionally, chorea.
Ruth H. Walker
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Movement Disorders in Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Monogenic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) frequently feature co‐occurring movement disorders. Gene discovery has expanded epilepsy‐dyskinesia syndromes (EDS) from classic associations such as stereotypies in Rett syndrome to PRRT2‐related infantile seizures with paroxysmal dyskinesia and crouched gait in SCN1A ...
Shekeeb Mohammad +2 more
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Resistant Chorea Successfully Treated With Intravenous Immunoglobulin: A Case Report*
The Journal of Pediatric Academy, 2021 Sydenham’s chorea (SC) is common cause of acquired chorea in childhood. SC occurs mainly in children with untreated streptococcal infections. An effective list of therapeutic options has been used to treat this disorder: antiepileptic drugs (valproic ...
Ahmet Sami Guven +5 more
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Treatment of Sydenham's Chorea: A Review of the Current Evidence
Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements, 2017 Background: Sydenham’s chorea (SC), the neurologic manifestation of rheumatic fever, remains the most prevalent form of chorea in children. Suggested treatments of chorea in SC include prophylactic penicillin, symptomatic (antipsychotic and ...
Shannon L. Dean, Harvey S. Singer
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1929 In this paper, Winnicott notes that typical chorea is easily diagnosed by any physician who has previously seen a case. Not all cases, he argues, are typical, and, owing to the seriousness of the rheumatic heart disease which is part of the picture of true chorea, it is of the utmost importance for the physician to be able to diagnose the slight or ...
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Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Variants in AFG3‐Like Matrix AAA Peptidase, Subunit 2 (AFG3L2) gene are associated with diverse clinical phenotypes. Here, we describe phenotypic findings of two unrelated children with de novo heterozygous variant and one family with inherited heterozygous variant in AFG3L2 gene.
Sangeetha Yoganathan +14 more
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