Paroxysmal Kinesiogenic Choreoathetosis: a Frequently Misdiagnosed Movement Disorder
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Paroxysmal kinesiogenic choreoathetosis is rare movement disorder, which is frequently misdiagnosed as an epileptic disorder partly because of a good response to anti-epileptic drugs (Phenytoin sodium). At times these patients are mistaken for a conversion reaction. One such case is described.
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Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: A frequently misdiagnosed movement disorder.
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دوره 35 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993