PAROXYSMAL KINESIOGENIC CHOREOATHETOSIS: A FREQUENTLY MISDIAGNOSED MOVEMENT DISORDER

Paroxysmal kinesiogenic choreoathetosis is rare movement disorder, which is frequently misdiagnosed as an epileptic disorder partly because of a good response to anti-epileptic drugs (Phenytoin sodium). At times these patients are mistaken for a conversion reaction. One such case is described.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Garg, Ravindra K., Shukla, Rakesh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1993
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21743621
Descripción
Sumario:Paroxysmal kinesiogenic choreoathetosis is rare movement disorder, which is frequently misdiagnosed as an epileptic disorder partly because of a good response to anti-epileptic drugs (Phenytoin sodium). At times these patients are mistaken for a conversion reaction. One such case is described.

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