The use of haloperidol and valproate in children with sydenham chorea

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1215-1218

  Ronchezel, M V ^a   Hilario, M O E ^a   Forleo, L H A ^a   Len, C A ^a   Terreri, M T ^a   Vilanova, L C P ^a   Sole, D ^a  

^a Alameda dos Anapurús ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; HALOPERIDOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOREA MINOR; DOSE RESPONSE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSTONIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SLURRED SPEECH; TREMOR; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOREA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0032430196     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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