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Non-choreic movement disorders as initial manifestations of Huntington's disease Distúrbios do movimento não-coreicos como manifestação inicial da doença de Huntington

Authors :
Nilson Becker
Renato P. Munhoz
Salmo Raskin
Lineu César Werneck
Hélio A.G. Teive
Source :
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 65, Iss 2b, Pp 402-405 (2007)
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO), 2007.

Abstract

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.Nós descrevemos sete pacientes com doença de Huntington, geneticamente confirmada, cuja apresentação motora inicial foi diferente de coréia. Pacientes com manifestação motora inicial diferente de coréia apresentaram maior número de expansões repetidas de CAG trinucleotídeo quando comparados com aqueles com sintomatologia motora "típica".

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0004282X and 16784227
Volume :
65
Issue :
2b
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.460dac90d704cbb8b13a29846beb8b3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2007000300007