Tai, Mei-Ling.S. and Lim, Shen-Yang and Tan, C.T. (2010) Idiopathic paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia in Malaysia, a multi-racial Southeast Asian country. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 17 (8). pp. 1089-1090.
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Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia is a rare disorder, and there are few reports of Asian patients with this condition. We reviewed the clinical features of all patients with idiopathic paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) seen at a major neurological centre in Malaysia. The charts of 11 patients with idiopathic PKD seen between 1995 and 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. The male:female ratio was 9:2. Ten patients were of Chinese ethnicity, and one was Malay. Three patients (from two families) had a family history of PKD. The involuntary movement was dystonia in 73% of patients. In one patient, attacks were precipitated by vestibular stimulation. One patient had generalized epilepsy. Another patient who did not have epilepsy demonstrated epileptiform discharges. Only slightly over one-quarter of patients had a positive family history. Males, and people of Chinese ancestry, seem to be affected more frequently by MD in certain Asian populations. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD); Idiopathic; Southeast Asian |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Mr Faizal 2 |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2015 04:49 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2015 04:49 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/12642 |
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