Chorea may be caused by a wide range of conditions, including inherited disorders.
Hereditary conditions associated with chorea:
(1) Huntington's chorea
(2) benign hereditary chorea
(3) neuroacanthocytosis
(4) metabolic disorders (see below)
(5) neurodegenerative disorders (see below)
Hereditary metabolic disorders which can feature chorea include:
(1) Wilson's disease
(2) Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
(3) lysosomal storage disease
(4) amino acid disorders
(5) Leigh disease
(6) porphyria
Hereditary neurodegenerative disorders which can feature chorea include:
(1) olivopontocerebellar atrophy
(2) Machado-Joseph disease
(3) ataxia telengiectasia
(4) tuberous sclerosis
(5) Hallervorden-Spatz disease
(6) Friedreich's ataxia
(7) familial calcification of the basal ganglia
