Abstract
Recently, Roig et al reported a significant improvement in five children with nonhereditary chorea of various origins by treating them with carbamazepine, 15 to 25 mg/kg. However, as discussed by these authors, the fluctuating and self-limited course of these disorders makes the efficacy of any drug difficult to demonstrate.
Benign dominant hereditary chorea of early onset has a chronic course and, most adult patients, even welladjusted ones, have persistent motor impairment.
- Copyright © 1989 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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