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Adult-onset Sydenham’s chorea or drug-induced movement disorder? A case report

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  1. Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Zoe Delaruelle, Pieter-Jan Honoré & Patrick Santens

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Delaruelle, Z., Honoré, PJ. & Santens, P. Adult-onset Sydenham’s chorea or drug-induced movement disorder? A case report. Acta Neurol Belg 116, 399–400 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0537-6

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