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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Volume 14, 1993 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Neuropsychiatric aspects of Sydenham's chorea: a case report

V. P. Prasher Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2QZ, UK
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K. Barrett Department of Psychiatry, University of Keele, Keele, UK
Pages 159-162 | Received 22 Dec 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

A case report of a 21-year-old girl developing Sydenham's chorea in pregnancy following a probable streptococcal A infection is reported. Associated neuropsychiatric aspectsare discussed. Awareness of this condition is encouraged to prevent possible misdiagnosis.

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