Choreoacanthocytosis

Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is a form of neuroacanthocytosis (see this term) and is characterized clinically by a Huntington disease-like phenotype with progressive neurological symptoms including movement disorders, psychiatric manifestations and cognitive disturbances.

Involuntary movements

Involuntary contractions of muscle leading to involuntary movements of extremities, neck, trunk, or face.


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PMID (PMCID)
6727056
 FEMALE Adult
Neuropathological study of chorea-acanthocytosis.
Iwata M, Fuse S, Sakuta M, Toyokura Y.
Jpn J Med. 1984;23(2):118-22.
The anatomical substratum of the choreatic involuntary movements in chorea-acanthocytosis is thought to be the degeneration of the striatum, especially the caudate nucleus.