title: Hereditary causes of chorea in childhood.
abstract: Chorea and athetosis are rare presenting symptoms in childhood. Chorea can be a presenting symptom in a number of hereditary diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, paroxysmal diseases, and metabolic diseases. In these situations, family history, associated symptoms, and other physical findings will often enable a correct diagnosis. Benign childhood chorea is probably a genetically heterogeneous group of disorders, generally without other symptoms. Clinical aspects of these disorders are reviewed here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics , University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mathews
mesh_terms: D001264:Athetosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D020739:Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002819:Chorea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D020271:Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis