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Autosomal dominant paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis. An electroneurophysiological study
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1984
Summary
This case study highlights abnormal EEG findings in a child with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis, suggesting a neurological basis within the cortico-striopallidal-thalamic loop.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurophysiology
- Genetics
Background:
- Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis (PKC) is a rare movement disorder.
- Autosomal dominant inheritance patterns are observed in some forms of PKC.
- The underlying pathophysiology of PKC is not fully understood.