Functional impact of sydenham’s chorea: A case report

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gimeno, Hortensia ^a   Barry, Sinead ^a   Lin, Jean Pierre ^a   Gordon, Anne ^a  

^a EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional ability; Haloperidol; Handwriting; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Sydenham s chorea

Indexed keywords

EID: 85067705326     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21608288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/TOHM.143     Document Type: Article

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