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Neuroacanthocytosis disorders

Background

The term Neuroacanthocytosis refers to a group of rare inherited disorders displaying abnormalities of the nervous system, often chorea (involuntary movements), and acanthocytosis (the presence of abnormal red blood cells that on examination can be seen to have a spur-like projection).

The disorders in the Neuroacanthocytosis group are:

  • Chorea-acanthocytosis: Levine-Critchley syndrome (this is often just referred to as Neuroacanthocytosis);
  • Abetalipoproteinemia: Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome;
  • Hypobetalipoproteinemia (presents without chorea);
  • McLeod Neuroacanthocytosis syndrome: McLeod syndrome.

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Medical text written February 2005 by Contact a Family. Approved February 2005 by Dr Ruth H Walker, MB, ChB, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, New York and Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.

 

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