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Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: cortical or non-cortical origin.
Parkinsonism & related disorders - 1 Jun 2012
van Strien Teun W, van Rootselaar Anne-Fleur, Hilgevoord Anthony A J, Linssen Wim H J P, Groffen Alexander J A, Tijssen Marina A J
Abstract excerpt
Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is characterized by involuntary dystonia and/or chorea triggered by a sudden movement. Cases are usually familial with an autosomal dominant inheritance. Hypotheses regarding the pathogenesis of PKD focus on the controversy whether PKD has a cortical or non-cortical origin. A combined familial trait of PKD and benign familial infantile seizures has been reported as the...
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