Management of rheumatic chorea: An observational study

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 60, Issue 2 A, 2002, Pages 231-233

  De Queiroz Campos Araújo, Alexandra Prufer ^a,b   Pádua, Paula Assunção Brito ^a   Maia Filho, Heber Souza ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chorea; Prognosis; Rheumatic fever; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; SULPIRIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOREA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; CHILD; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; MALE; SULPIRIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0039489903     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2002000200008     Document Type: Article

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