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Choreoathetosis: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis


Hereditary diseases, especially
   Wilson's disease
   Huntington's disease
   Neuroacanthocytosis
   Ataxia telangiectasia
   Lesch-Nyhan disease
   Lipid storage disease (e.g., Niemann-Pick)
   Dystonia musculorum deformans
   Hereditary nonprogressive chorea
Drugs
   Phenothiazines
   Haloperidol
l-Dopa
   Dihydroxyphenylalanine
   Bromocriptine
   Anticholinergics
Postinfectious (Sydenham's chorea)
   Rheumatic fever
   Diphtheria
   Rubella
   Pertussis
Pregnancy (chorea gravidarum)
Estrogen therapy (e.g., oral contraceptives)
Multiple sclerosis
Hypoxic encephalopathy
Kernicterus
Senile chorea
Perinatal hypoxia or injury
Hypoparathyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Non-Wilsonian hepatocerebral degeneration (posthepatic coma)
Lupus erythematosus
Periarteritis nodosa
Antiphospholipid syndrome
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (postinfectious, postvaccinal)
Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma
Corticostriatospinal degeneration
Subthalamic infarct or hemorrhage (hemiballism)

Reference


1. Fahn S: Sydenham and Other Forms of Chorea, p. 699. See Bibliography, 2.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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