Paroxysmal choreoathetosis following head injury.
A 33-year-old man developed paroxysmal choreoathetosis following a severe head injury. Phenobarbital therapy was promptly effective. The family history as well as physical examinations and laboratory studies were unremarkable.
D000328:Adult; D001264:Athetosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002819:Chorea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010634:Phenobarbital