The differential diagnosis of chorea /

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Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 452 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Chorea -- Diagnosis. Diagnosis, Differential. Chorea -- diagnosis. Chorea -- complications. Chorea -- etiology. Diagnosis, Differential. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218897

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Other authors / contributors:	Walker, Ruth H.
ISBN:	9780199742479 0199742472 9780195393514 0195393511
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	The involuntary movement disorder known as chorea can be due to a wide variety of neurological conditions, both genetic and acquired. This volume provides a comprehensive account of these conditions. While Huntington's disease is the prototypic inherited chorea, with the development of the genetic test for this disorder it has become apparent that a small but significant proportion of patients with this phenotype do not have this diagnosis. Although less common than Huntington's disease, it is vital to correctly diagnose these patients with advances in molecular medicine, it is now easier to i.
Other form:	Print version: Differential diagnosis of chorea 9780195393514

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