ECT in genetically confirmed Huntington's disease

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-210

  Lewis, Catherine F ^a   DeQuardo, John R ^a,b   Tandon, Rajiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029875455     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.8.2.209     Document Type: Article

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