Sydenham's chorea - An entity in progress

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 492-493

  Rotstein, Michael ^a,b   Harel, Shaul ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Movement disorder; Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS); Psychiatric symptoms; Rheumatic fever; Sydenham's chorea

Indexed keywords

CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSARTHRIA; EDITORIAL; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; IRRITABILITY; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

EID: 4444275862     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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