Choreoathetosis

Choreoathetosis
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	G25.5
ICD-9	333.5
DiseasesDB	16662

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 and Huntington disease.

External links

• -133824509 at GPnotebook
• WeMove
• etiology

This article about a disease of the nervous system is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Neurological disorders Disease stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Dorothy Edgington Globi Look at other dictionaries: choreoathetosis — Abnormal movements of body of combined choreic and athetoid pattern. [choreo + G. athetos, unfixed, + osis, condition] congenital c. SYN: double athetosis. * * * cho·reo·ath·e·to·sis .ath ə tō səs n …   Medical dictionary choreoathetosis — cho·reo·ath·e·to·sis …   English syllables choreoathetosis — ˌathəˈtōsə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from chorea + o + athetosis : a nervous disturbance marked by the involuntary purposeless and uncontrollable movements characteristic of chorea and athetosis …   Useful english dictionary Paroxysmal kinesogenic choreoathetosis — (PKC) is a type of paroxysmal dyskinesia characterized by episodes of chorea, athetosis, or dystonia, triggered by sudden movements. Episodes last for seconds to minutes. The paroxysmal dyskinesias are a group of rare movement disorders… …   Wikipedia familial paroxysmal choreoathetosis — Mount Reback syndrome …   Medical dictionary paroxysmal choreoathetosis — Mount Reback syndrome …   Medical dictionary paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis — an autosomal dominant type in which choreoathetotic movements are provoked by sudden movements or startling …   Medical dictionary хореоатетоз — (choreoathetosis; хорея + атетоз) сочетание хореического гиперкинеза с атетозом; наблюдается при поражении полосатого тела …   Большой медицинский словарь Хореоатето́з — (choreoathetosis; Хорея + Атетоз) сочетание хореического гиперкинеза с атетозом; наблюдается при поражении полосатого тела …   Медицинская энциклопедия Paroxysmal Nonkinesigenic Dyskinesia — (PNKD) is an episodic movement disorder first described by Mount and Reback in 1940 under the name Familial paroxysmal choreoathetosis [Mount, L. A.; Reback, S. : Familial paroxysmal choreoathetosis: preliminary report on a hitherto undescribed… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”