Chorea as a symptom of neuroborreliosis: A case study

Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-239

  Piccolo, I ^a   Thiella, G ^a   Sterzi, R ^a   Colombo, N ^a   Defanti, C A ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chorea; Lyme disease; Neuroborreliosis; Sporadic chorea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CHOREA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

BRAIN; CHOREA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME NEUROBORRELIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032129403     PISSN: 03920461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02427611     Document Type: Article

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