Symptoms of hand foot chorea in children

Update Date: 2025-10-31 Source: Network

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Paroxysmal choreographic hand foot hyperactivity disorder refers to involuntary motor syndrome, paroxysmal choreographic finger like movements, also known as motion induced epilepsy, paroxysmal dystonic choreographic hand foot hyperactivity disorder, familial paroxysmal hyperactivity disorder, focal motor paroxysmal choreographic hand foot hyperactivity disorder, secondary paroxysmal hyperactivity disorder, etc. The disease is an autosomal dominant genetic disease. For paroxysmal disease, onset in infancy, generally before 5 years old, the variant can be onset in adults, mostly familial. I would like to share with you my views on the symptoms of HFD in children.

Symptoms of hand foot chorea in children

1. Onset in childhood, with family history, mostly in childhood, mostly in 7-9 years old, a few in 13-15 years old. Most of them are autosomal dominant inheritance. 2. There are many inducing factors, such as sudden activity, fatigue, tension, excitement, high concentration and so on.

3. There are premonitions before the attack. There are often short-term sensory premonitions before the attack, such as floating feeling, etc. 4. The main manifestations of the attack are involuntary twitching, twisting, unstable standing and eccentric posture of limbs and body.

5. The duration of the attack is short, and the duration of each attack varies from more than 5 minutes to several hours. Even for days. The attack frequency is not high, several times a year, sometimes months without attack. 6. Unconsciousness occurs during the attack, and the intermission is normal. 7. Can have incomplete self-control ability, after repeated attacks, some patients can find ways to avoid or reduce the attack.

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For children with exercise-induced epilepsy, small doses of antiepileptic drugs have good effects, such as phenytoin sodium, phenobarbital, sodium valproate, clonazepam, etc., but also effective with levodopa and haloperidol. The prognosis of the disease is good, and it has no effect on intelligence development. There is no brain lesion in pathology, and it can live to old age.