Chorea: neurological causes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on chorea: neurological causes: Genetic Huntington's disease (HD) Huntington’s disease like 2 (HD like-2) Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA) Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA): SCA2, SCA3, SCA7 Neuroacanthocytosis Neuroferritinopathy Ataxia telangiectasia…
Genetic
- Huntington's disease (HD)
- Huntington’s disease like 2 (HD like-2)
- Dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy (DRPLA)
- Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA): SCA2, SCA3, SCA7
- Neuroacanthocytosis
- Neuroferritinopathy
- Ataxia telangiectasia
- Benign hereditary chorea
- Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis
- Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia (AOA)
- Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN)
- Wilson’s disease
- Neimann Pick type C (NPC)
- Dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD)
- Mitochondrial disease
- Fragile X tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS)
- ANO3-related chorea-dystonia
Infective
Focal brain lesions
Other causes
References
- Cardoso F, Seppi K, Mair KJ, Wenning GK, Poewe W. Seminar on choreas. Lancet Neurol 2006; 5:589-602.
- Ropper AH, Brown RH. Principles of Neurology Eigth edition. McGraw Hill New York 2005 p64.
- Wild EJ, Tabrizi SJ. The differential diagnosis of chorea. Pract Neurol 2007; 7:360-373.
- Galea I, Norwood F, Phillips MJ, Shearman C, McMonagle P, Gibbs WR. Pearls and oy-sters: resolution of hemichorea following endarterectomy for severe carotid stenosis. Neurology 2008; 71:e80-e83.
- Brazis PW, Masdeu JC, Biller J. Localization in Clinical Neurology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2007 Philadelphia p427.
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