Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis: a report of 26 patients
β Scribed by M. K. Houser; Valerie L. Soland; Kailash P. Bhatia; Niall P. Quinn; C. David Marsden
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 246
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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We report a family with an incompletely atonic variant of paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC). Three members of the family experienced attacks of muscle weakness which resembled the choreoathetotic attacks that occur in PKC in terms of their kinesigenicity and duration, clarity of conscious
## Abstract Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC) is a rare neurologic disorder characterized by sudden attacks of brief involuntary dyskinetic movement, which are precipitated by voluntary movement. The pathophysiology of PKC remains unclear. The purpose of this study is to localize cerebra