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Paroxysmal choreoathetosis following head injury

✍ Scribed by Dr. Joseph J. Robin

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1977
Tongue
English
Weight
174 KB
Volume
2
Category
Article
ISSN
0364-5134

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

A 33‐year‐old man developed paroxysmal choreoathetosis following a severe head injury. Phenobarbital therapy was promptly effective. The family history as well as physical examinations and laboratory studies were unremarkable.

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