Sydenham's chorea: Positron emission tomographic (PET) scan studies

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 832-833

  Aron, Alan M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CHILD; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PUTAMEN;

EID: 31144469414     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738050200101101     Document Type: Article

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