Non-choreic movement disorders as initial manifestations of Huntington's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Nilson Becker²  Renato P. Munhoz²  Salmo Raskin¹  Lineu César Werneck²  Hélio A.g. Teive² 

[1] ,Federal University of Paraná Hospital de Clínicas Movement Disorders UnitCuritiba PR ,Brazil

关键词: Huntington's disease;    movement disorders;    chorea;    doença de Huntington;    distúrbios do movimento;    coréia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2007000300007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We describe seven patients with genetically confirmed Huntington's disease (HD) who had non-choreic movement disorders as presenting symptoms or signs. Patients with movement disorders other than chorea in the early stages tended to have larger CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in comparison with more "typical" HD patients.

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