Hereditary causes of chorea in childhood

Katherine D Mathews

doi:10.1016/S1071-9091(02)00005-0

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Hereditary causes of chorea in childhood

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Hereditary causes of chorea in childhood

Katherine D Mathews

Seminars in pediatric neurology, Vol.10(1), pp.20-25

03/2003

DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(02)00005-0

PMID: 12785744

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Abstract

Chorea and athetosis are rare presenting symptoms in childhood. Chorea can be a presenting symptom in a number of hereditary diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, paroxysmal diseases, and metabolic diseases. In these situations, family history, associated symptoms, and other physical findings will often enable a correct diagnosis. Benign childhood chorea is probably a genetically heterogeneous group of disorders, generally without other symptoms. Clinical aspects of these disorders are reviewed here.

Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System - genetics

Prognosis

Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System - pathology

Humans

Athetosis - genetics

Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System - diagnosis

Ethics, Clinical

Athetosis - diagnosis

Chorea - pathology

Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn - diagnosis

Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn - pathology

Chorea - diagnosis

Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn - genetics

Chorea - genetics

Child

Details

Title: Subtitle: Hereditary causes of chorea in childhood
Creators: Katherine D Mathews - Department of Pediatrics , University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Seminars in pediatric neurology, Vol.10(1), pp.20-25
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(02)00005-0
PMID: 12785744
ISSN: 1071-9091
eISSN: 1558-0776
Language: English
Date published: 03/2003
Academic Unit: Neurology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurology (Pediatrics)
Record Identifier: 9984020735202771

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