How Is Chorea Treated?

Deep Brain Stimulation

Deep brain stimulation is a type of therapy that may help certain individuals with chorea that has not been responsive to other treatments. This therapy is most often utilized in individuals who have chorea due to Parkinson's disease. This type of deep brain stimulation is targeted at the globus pallidus, a structure in the brain that is part of the basal ganglia. This structure is involved with the control of voluntary movements, even though the basal ganglia regulates movements produced subconsciously. Deep brain stimulation has recently been utilized to help treat chorea in patients affected by choreoathetosis and chorea acanthocytosis. Deep brain stimulation has had reported side effects, mostly in individuals who undergo it to treat chorea with an underlying cause that does not include Parkinson's disease.

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