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Choreoathetosis

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Specialty
  
neurology

ICD-9-CM
  
333.5

ICD-10
  
G25.5

DiseasesDB
  
16662

Choreoathetosis is the occurrence of involuntary movements in a combination of chorea (irregular migrating contractions) and athetosis (twisting and writhing).

It is caused by many different diseases and agents. It is a symptom of several diseases, including Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, phenylketonuria, and Huntington disease.

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Choreoathetosis Wikipedia


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