- Abstract:
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Chorea-acanthocytosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder. Its characteristics are orofacial dyskinesia, hyporeflexia, seizures, aberrant behavior, atrophy of the caudate and putamen, and acanthocytes in the blood with a normal level of lipoproteins. We describe three families with chorea-acanthocytosis. The inheritance pattern was recessive and the average age at onset was 27 years (range, 18-35 years). The presenting symptoms were seizures, aberrant behaviour, chorea, tics, and/or abnorm...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 403-407
- Publication date:
- 2003-04-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1531-8257
- ISSN:
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0885-3185
- URN:
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uuid:b30fea91-6543-4df6-a6e0-a5b6b157b279
- Source identifiers:
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38585
- Local pid:
- pubs:38585
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Copyright date:
- 2003
Journal article
Chorea-acanthocytosis: clinical and genetic findings in three families from the Arabian peninsula.
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