Catalog

Chorea due to prion diseases

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Link to WHO Definition

Chorea due to prion diseases – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1056181515

Chorea in the setting of prion disease, caused by point mutations in prion protein (PRNP) that cause rapidly progressive dementia, myoclonus, and ataxia. Occurs most frequently in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an acquired form of prion disease, but has been reported to occur in both the sporadic and inherited forms of the disease too.