Coexisting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and chorea: A case report and literature review.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 101(52): e32452, 2022 Dec 30.
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| ID: mdl-36596053
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) coexisting with chorea is very rare. CASE REPORT We present the case of a 48-year-old man with ALS and chorea; the diagnostic certainty was high based on clinical examination results. Combining the data from literature, we analyzed the characteristics of patients with ALS and chorea. We found that ALS coexisting with chorea is very rare, but is often hereditary with a genetic mutation. Most patients with ALS and chorea are caused by abnormal amplification of a CAG sequence in the HTT gene, and these patients have a mild course of disease. The FUS, VCP, and SETX genes also have low mutation frequencies in patients with ALS and chorea.CONCLUSION:
The abnormal amplification of a CAG sequence in the HTT gene in ALS with chorea has an obvious familial genetic tendency, and most patients have a mild disease course.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coreia
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Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China