Benign hereditary chorea improved on stimulant therapy.
Stimulant therapy is usually contraindicated in patients with movement disorders such as tics or chorea. A young boy is reported who had benign hereditary chorea and attention deficit disorder, whose chorea, handwriting, and independent ambulation paradoxically improved with methylphenidate treatment.
Friederich
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Department of Pediatrics, David Grant Medical Center; Travis Air Force Base, California, USA.
D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D016896:Treatment Outcome