Upper facial chorea in Huntington disease

Journal of Clinical Movement Disorders
Robert Fekete, Joseph Jankovic

Abstract

To provide a systematic description of component movements of upper facial chorea in Huntington disease, consecutive videos of 25 active patients with confirmed diagnosis were scored on eye opening, eye closing, and procerus/corrugator contractions. Of the 25 patients evaluated, 76% exhibited intermittently widened palpebral fissures associated with frontalis contractions. Brief periods of repetitive but irregular blinking were observed in 16%. 8% had brief spasms of the orbital portion of the orbicularis oculi muscles. In addition, brief contractions of procerus and corrugator supercilii muscles were noted in 52%.

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Jul 30, 2019·Continuum : Lifelong Learning in Neurology·Pichet Termsarasab
Aug 27, 2014·Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society·Joseph Jankovic, Raymund A C Roos
Aug 5, 2017·Frontiers in Neurology·Ali G Hamedani, Daniel R Gold
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