chorea-acanthocytosis

cho·re·a-a·can·tho·cy·to·sis

a slowly progressive familial chorea with associated mental deterioration, diminished deep tendon reflexes, bilateral atrophy of the putamen and caudate nuclei and acanthocytosis (thorny appearance of blood erythrocytes); the disorder typically begins around late adolescence; inheritance is usually autosomal recessive. Synonym(s): acanthocytosis with chorea