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COREA HUNTINGTON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
- Nervous System
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Huntington disease
1, record 1, English, Huntington%20disease
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HD 2, record 1, English, HD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Huntington chorea 3, record 1, English, Huntington%20chorea
correct
- Huntington's chorea 4, record 1, English, Huntington%27s%20chorea
correct
- Huntington's disease 5, record 1, English, Huntington%27s%20disease
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rare hereditary disease of the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex resulting in choreiform (dancelike) movements, intellectual deterioration, and psychosis. 4, record 1, English, - Huntington%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Huntington's disease results from a flaw in a single gene, one damaged link in the long, twisted DNA molecule. 5, record 1, English, - Huntington%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Huntington's disease is a late-onset disorder, one that can lie dormant for many years before striking. 6, record 1, English, - Huntington%20disease
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
G10: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. 7, record 1, English, - Huntington%20disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
- Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chorée de Huntington
1, record 1, French, chor%C3%A9e%20de%20Huntington
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maladie de Huntington 2, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Huntington
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection neurodégénérative héréditaire transmise sur le mode autosomique dominant [...] provoquée par un gène défectueux situé sur le chromosome 4. 3, record 1, French, - chor%C3%A9e%20de%20Huntington
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les chorées chroniques. La chorée de Huntington est la plus fréquente. Affection familiale à transmission autosomique dominante, elle débute vers la quarantaine et se caractérise par l'association de mouvements anormaux avec hypotonie et un déficit intellectuel dont l'intensité est variable. À l'examen anatomique, il existe une atrophie macroscopique du cortex cérébral, qui prédomine sur le lobe frontal [...] 4, record 1, French, - chor%C3%A9e%20de%20Huntington
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
G10 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes. 5, record 1, French, - chor%C3%A9e%20de%20Huntington
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
- Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corea de Huntington
1, record 1, Spanish, corea%20de%20Huntington
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- enfermedad de Huntington 1, record 1, Spanish, enfermedad%20de%20Huntington
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad degenerativa del sistema nervioso central transmitida por herencia autosómica dominante, debida a mutaciones en el gen IT15 del cromosoma 4 que se traducen en cadenas de poliglutaminas anormales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - corea%20de%20Huntington
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- chorea
1, record 2, English, chorea
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A type of] dyskinesia (abnormal movement), characterised by continuing, rapid, dance-like movements [which] may result from high doses of levodopa and/or long term levodopa therapy. 2, record 2, English, - chorea
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chorea is characterized by irregular, involuntary, and purposeless movements of muscle groups [which] are most obvious in the extremities and face but are also present in the trunk and may involve muscles of speech and swallowing. 3, record 2, English, - chorea
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chorée
1, record 2, French, chor%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Syndrome neurologique associant des mouvements rappelant ceux de la danse à des contractions musculaires plus brèves, de siège et d'aspect variant continuellement. 1, record 2, French, - chor%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- corea
1, record 2, Spanish, corea
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento involuntario abrupto, irregular, de duración breve y baja amplitud que cambia de una zona corporal a otra sin una secuencia definida. 1, record 2, Spanish, - corea
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suele localizarse en las partes distales de los miembros, especialmente en las manos, o en la cara. [...] Aunque existen muchas causas de corea, las más importantes son la enfermedad de Huntington(causa más frecuente de corea hereditaria), fiebre reumática o corea de Sydenham, la corea inducida por tratamiento prolongado con fármacos(neurolépticos) y los trastornos metabólicos. 1, record 2, Spanish, - corea
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