title: Huntington's chorea. A random process.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to investigate statistically the irregular nature of the choreatic jerks in Huntington's Chorea. EMG-bursts of certain muscles in a patient with Huntington's Chorea were taken as a measure of the jerks. Statistical analysis of the measurements, i.e. durations of bursts and intervals between bursts, revealed that the irregular nature of the choreatic jerks originate from a random process. Each choreatic jerk appears to be an entirely independent and unpredictable event.
mesh_terms: D002081:Buttocks; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*