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Postoperative encephalopathy with choreoathetosis
2011Since the 1980s, survival of children with CHD has increased significantly with the introduction of new surgical techniques that incorporate cardiorespiratory arrest (CRA), extracorporeal circulation (ECC), and deep hypothermia. However, an increase in survival has been associated with an increase in recognized postoperative neurological complications.
Allison Przekop +2 more
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Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis
Child's Nervous System, 1987A healthy intelligent 13.5-year-old boy is reported who presented with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis. He had had unilateral tonic spasms for 2 months. In a stressful situation, especially after a period of immobility, a sudden voluntary movement provoked a dystonic-choreoathetoic posturing of the left arm and leg.
Miriam Kutai, U. Yurgenson, Shaul Harel
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Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Choreoathetosis
Neuropediatrics, 1984A twelve and a half-year-old boy is reported who presented with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis. Family history lead to the diagnosis. The differential diagnosis to paroxysmal dystonic choreoathetosis of Mount and Reback (1940) is discussed, and treatment is commented upon.
Marc Boel, Paul Casaer
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Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis
Neurology, 1997To the Editor: Wein et al.1 in a recent clinical note confirm the well-known controlling effects of small doses of carbamezapine in most subjects with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis(PKC). In discussing the controversial issue of its pathophysiology, they state that my patient2 in whom invasive EEG-LTM revealed its cortical ictal origin with ...
François Dubeau +6 more
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Choreoathetosis in the Setting of Lithium Toxicity
Psychosomatics, 2010Lithium toxicity has been shown to cause lasting neurological sequelae in certain cases.The authors present a case of choreoathetosis in the aftermath of a presumed episode of lithium toxic reaction.The patient was treated by aggressive rehydration; lithium and, ultimately, all psychotropic medication was withheld for a period.The patient showed marked
Rachel E. Perkins +2 more
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Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Choreoathetosis
Archives of Neurology, 1983To the Editor. —Commenting on an article by Goodenough et al 1 on paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC), Watson and Scott 2 reported a case with brain-stem atrophy shown by computed tomographic (CT) scan. They suggested that the same finding might be demonstrated in other patients suffering from the syndrome. Such atrophy was not present in two
Rudolf Schoenhuber, Paolo Bortolotti
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Kinesiogenic Choreoathetosis and Idiopathic Hypoparathyroidism
New England Journal of Medicine, 1972INVOLUNTARY motor derangements and calcification of the basal ganglions as manifestations of hypoparathyroidism have received periodic attention in the medical literature.
M J, Tabaee-Zadeh, B, Frame, K, Kapphahn
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Azithromycin-Induced Agitation and Choreoathetosis
Pediatric Neurology, 2011We report a child who developed agitation and choreoathetoid movements with azithromycin therapy on 2 separate occasions. In both instances, the symptoms resolved when the antibiotic was discontinued. By means of the Naranjo adverse drug reaction probability scale, we classified this event as a probable adverse drug reaction (score of 6 points). To our
Sasko D. Stojanovski +5 more
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Paroxysmal choreoathetosis associated with thyrotoxicosis
Annals of Neurology, 1979AbstractAcquired paroxysmal choreoathetosis can be associated with a variety of structural and metabolic disorders. A patient is presented who had paroxysmal choreoathetosis associated with thyrotoxicosis and who responded to treatment of the underlying thyroid disease.
Robert B. Layzer, Kenneth H. Fischbeck
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Choreoathetosis and clonazepam [PDF]
Medical Journal of Australia, 1985 M. Evans +3 more
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