A case of chorea-acanthocytosis with significant improvement of symptoms at one year with deep brain stimulation: case report and literature review
Chorea-acanthocytosis (ChAc) is a rare, neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the VPS13A gene. In this article, we report on a 32-year-old man diagnosed with ChAc, with involuntary movements of the mouth and trunk, drooling of the mouth, slurred speech, and abnormal vocalizations as the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1377377/full |