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. 1973 Dec;36(6):921–924. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.36.6.921

Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis

Report of a case relieved by l-dopa

S C Loong 1,1, Y Y Ong 1
PMCID: PMC1083591  PMID: 4772726

Abstract

A case of paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis is described. A hitherto unreported response to l-dopa is recorded and its possible relevance to the pathophysiology of the disorder is discussed.

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