| Title |
Chorea-acanthocytosis: a case report
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Medical Case Reports Journal, February 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/imcrj.s95882 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lekhjung Thapa, Suman Bhattarai, Milan P Shrestha, Rajesh Panth, Dinesh Nath Gongal, Upendra Prasad Devkota |
| Abstract |
Neuroacanthocytosis is a group of rare disorders. We report a 36-year-old right-handed female who presented with gradually progressive abnormal facial movements, generalized weakness, and lower-lip biting starting 4 years ago. On examination, she had lower-lip ulcer, orofacial dyskinesias, and peripheral neuropathy. Her peripheral blood smears showed acanthocytosis and magnetic resonance imaging revealed atrophied head of caudate nuclei and putaminal hyperintensities on T2-weighted and fluid attenuated inversion recovery images. Work-up for autoimmune and metabolic causes was negative. She was diagnosed with chorea-acanthocytosis, an entity under neuroacanthocytosis syndrome and the patient was offered symptomatic treatment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 13 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 31% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 8% |
| Professor | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 15% |
| Unknown | 2 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 46% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 8% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 8% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 23% |
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