Historical review: Abnormal movements as
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John Claude Krusz; Dr. William C. Koller; Dewey K. Ziegler
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Article
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1987
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Parkinsonism can result from numerous causes (1). Postinfectious etiologies are rare today but were common in the past. Postencephalitic parkinsonism was one of the most dramatic sequelae of encephalitis lethargica (von Economo's disease). This epidemic began in 1916-1917 in Austria, and cases had b