Chorea gravidarum

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 885-886

  Nyman, Margareta ^a   Durling, Ulf ^a   Lundell, Ann ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Factor V Leyden; Movement disorders; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; OXAZEPAM; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030883441     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709024371     Document Type: Article

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