THIS report describes the clinical, laboratory and genetic investigations of a large Negro family, many of whose members exhibit choreiform movements of early onset and nonprogressive nature. As far ...

Benign hereditary chorea (BHC) is a rare, autosomal dominant neurological disorder characterised by early-onset, non-progressive chorea. Mutations in the NKX2-1 gene, which encodes the thyroid ...

Symptoms of ARF tend to present themselves 1-3 weeks after infection. A high index of suspicion for ARF must be maintained, especially because a single diagnostic tool does not exist. Thomas D. Jones ...

A new study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the drug deutetrabenazine to control a prominent symptom of Huntington disease, chorea, which is an involuntary, sudden movement that can affect any ...

Motor symptoms of Huntington's disease (HD) are so central to the genetic neurodegenerative disease that it was long called Huntington's chorea. However, they're often untreated, despite a growing ...

This type of medication can help manage the uncontrolled movements that can occur with Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a progressive breakdown of ...

Patients with Huntington's disease might have hope for relief from chorea, a key cause of disability and death in individuals afflicted with the hereditary disease. On Friday, the FDA approved ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Group A streptococcal infection appears to be associated with changes in behavior and the development of a movement disorder in elementary school children, according to a ...

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Xenazine * (tetrabenazine) Tablets, an orphan drug recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...