Zukerman E, Vilanova L C, Seráfico J
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1983 Dec;41(4):373-6. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1983000400007.
The authors present two cases of a very rare condition known as familial paroxysmal choreoathetosis. The patients, mother and daughter, were 28 and 8 years old and the disease started when they were 6 and 2 year-old, respectively. The paroxystic involuntary movements were generalized, producing speech and gait disturbances, without any impairment of consciousness. The duration of the episodes lasted 30 to 180 minutes. The paroxysmals occasionally could be triggered by physical stress or alcohol intake. The neurological examination and the electroencephalogram during free intervals were normal. Searching the available literature these two cases could be classified as belonging to the same form described by Mount and Reback, in 1940.
作者报告了两例极为罕见的疾病，即家族性阵发性舞蹈手足徐动症。患者为母女，分别为28岁和8岁，该病分别于她们6岁和2岁时起病。阵发性不自主运动为全身性，导致言语和步态障碍，意识无任何受损。发作持续时间为30至180分钟。阵发性发作偶尔可由身体应激或饮酒诱发。间歇期的神经学检查和脑电图均正常。查阅现有文献，这两例可归类为1940年Mount和Reback所描述的同一类型。
