Tan B K, Mastebroek H A, Zaagman W H
Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 1976;79(3):215-21. doi: 10.1016/s0303-8467(76)80053-4.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate statistically the irregular nature of the choreatic jerks in Huntington's Chorea. EMG-bursts of certain muscles in a patient with Huntington's Chorea were taken as a measure of the jerks. Statistical analysis of the measurements, i.e. durations of bursts and intervals between bursts, revealed that the irregular nature of the choreatic jerks originate from a random process. Each choreatic jerk appears to be an entirely independent and unpredictable event.
本研究的目的是从统计学角度调查亨廷顿舞蹈症中舞蹈样抽搐的不规则性质。以一名亨廷顿舞蹈症患者特定肌肉的肌电图爆发作为抽搐的度量。对这些测量结果(即爆发持续时间和爆发之间的间隔)进行统计分析后发现,舞蹈样抽搐的不规则性质源于一个随机过程。每一次舞蹈样抽搐似乎都是完全独立且不可预测的事件。