The efficiency of carbamazepine in a case of post-streptococcal hemichorea;Eficacia de la carbamacepina en un caso de hemicorea postestreptocó cica

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 322-326

  Hernandez Latorre M A ^a   Roig Quilis, Manuel ^b  

^a Hospital de Niños de Barcelona   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Chorea; Hemichorea; Post streptococcal; Sydenham; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HALOPERIDOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOREA MINOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141995702     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3704.2002543     Document Type: Article

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