A case of hemichorea in RNF213-related vasculopathy

Abstract Background Internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis has been recently reported to cause hemichorea, mainly in East Asia. The East Asian-specific p.R4810K variant of RNF213, a susceptibility gene for moyamoya disease (MMD), accounts for up to 25% of sporadic ischemic stroke with ICA stenosis c...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Hosoki, Takeshi Yoshimoto, Masafumi Ihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02061-7