Acquired paroxysmal choreoathetosis can be associated with a variety of structural and metabolic disorders. A patient is presented who had paroxysmal choreoathetosis associated with thyrotoxicosis and who responded to treatment of the underlying thyroid disease.
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Fischbeck et al. (1979) studied this question.
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