Choreoathetosis

Choreoathetosis
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Choreoathetosis is the occurrence of involuntary movements in a combination of chorea (irregular migrating contractions) and athetosis (twisting and writhing).

It is caused by many different diseases and agents. It is a symptom of several diseases, including Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, phenylketonuria, and Huntington disease.

Choreoathetosis is also a common presentation of dyskinesia as a side effect of levodopa-carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson disease.[1]

See also

References

  1. "28". Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (Eleventh ed.). McGraw Hill Medical. p. 473. ISBN 978-0-07-160405-5.
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