Sydenham's Chorea

Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 200-203

  Cardoso, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti basal ganglia antibodies; Arthritis; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Carditis; Chorea; Chorea paralytica; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Penicillin; Rheumatic chorea; Steroids; Streptococcus; Sydenham's chorea; Valproate

Indexed keywords

EID: 85058589276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374105-9.00425-1     Document Type: Chapter

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