PMID: 8962590May 1, 1996Paper

Benign hereditary chorea improved on stimulant therapy

Pediatric Neurology
R L Friederich

Abstract

Stimulant therapy is usually contraindicated in patients with movement disorders such as tics or chorea. A young boy is reported who had benign hereditary chorea and attention deficit disorder, whose chorea, handwriting, and independent ambulation paradoxically improved with methylphenidate treatment.

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