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. 1977 Jul;40(7):687–691. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.40.7.687

Hereditary chorea without dementia

Peter O Behan 1, Ian Bone 1
PMCID: PMC492802  PMID: 144176

Abstract

We describe here a distinct syndrome of chorea without dementia, occurring in three generations of a family and inherited as a mendelian dominant.

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