Acute chorea as a presentation of Graves disease: case report and review

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369.e1-369.e3

  Yu, Jiun Hao ^a   Weng, Yi Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; LEVODOPA; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHOREA MINOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 62749187759     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.05.031     Document Type: Article

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