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Current Opinion in Neurology and... Jun 1992Chorea and ballism are hyperkinetic movement disorders which can be caused by a variety of conditions including metabolic abnormalities, neurodegenerative and... (Review)
Review
Chorea and ballism are hyperkinetic movement disorders which can be caused by a variety of conditions including metabolic abnormalities, neurodegenerative and immunologic disorders, as well as structural lesions. In addition, paroxysmal dyskinesias may be associated with chorea. Chorea is increasingly recognized as a symptom of a variety of different conditions. The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying choreic disorders, however, need further elucidation.
Topics: Athetosis; Brain; Chorea; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Huntington Disease; Hyperkinesis; Nerve Degeneration; Neurologic Examination
PubMed: 1535815
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Confinia Neurologica
Topics: Athetosis; Humans
PubMed: 20258214
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Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and... Oct 1981
Topics: Athetosis; Chorea; Female; Fetal Hypoxia; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy
PubMed: 7198140
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.44.10.957 -
Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002
Review
Topics: Athetosis; Carbamazepine; Chorea; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Motor Activity; Prognosis; Syndrome
PubMed: 12483893
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Developmental Medicine and Child... Mar 2012
Topics: Athetosis; Chorea; Disability Evaluation; Dystonia; Female; Humans; Male
PubMed: 22428171
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04208.x -
Postgraduate Medicine May 1955
Topics: Athetosis; Dyskinesias; Humans; Movement Disorders; Parkinson Disease; Parkinsonian Disorders
PubMed: 14371274
DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1955.11708209 -
Der Nervenarzt Aug 2014
Topics: Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; Athetosis; Chorea; Diabetes Complications; Female; Humans; Hyperglycinemia, Nonketotic; Hypoglycemic Agents; Middle Aged; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 24943363
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-014-4096-5 -
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and... Feb 1973The static and dynamic components of the tonic stretch reflex and shortening reactions have been studied in 10 patients with athetosis. EMG activity could be recorded... (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial
The static and dynamic components of the tonic stretch reflex and shortening reactions have been studied in 10 patients with athetosis. EMG activity could be recorded only from the biceps muscle when the patient was at rest. The dynamic stretch reflex increased with the velocity of stretching in all muscles examined except the biceps. The biceps stretch reflex was found to be inhibited by increasing muscle length, whereas the stretch reflexes of triceps, hamstrings, and quadriceps muscles were facilitated by increasing muscle length. Reinforcement increased resting activity in the biceps and the dynamic shortening reaction of the triceps muscle. Both these effects were suppressed by the action of phenoxybenzamine. Although phenoxybenzamine was shown to reduce muscle tone in a double-blind controlled trial, no corresponding improvement was detected in involuntary movements or the patients' performance in a tracking test. The differences between the pattern of hypertonus in athetosis, Parkinson's disease, spasticity, and activated normal subjects are presented in discussion.
Topics: Adult; Athetosis; Clinical Trials as Topic; Electromyography; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Humans; Male; Muscle Contraction; Muscle Spasticity; Muscle Tonus; Muscles; Parkinson Disease; Phenoxybenzamine; Placebos; Reflex
PubMed: 4570905
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.36.1.94 -
Pediatrics Apr 1963
Topics: Athetosis; Chorea; Humans; Movement
PubMed: 14000878
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Medicina Clinica Jan 1991
Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Athetosis; Female; Humans; Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Nonketotic Coma
PubMed: 2033976
DOI: No ID Found