Hemichorea, parkinson's disease or somatoform disorder? A hard differential diagnosis

ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of movement disorders can be quite complex, as its causes may be both organic and psychogenic. We present the case of a 62 year old woman, with a 12 year old history of movement disorder, whose treatment has been insufficient and possibly inadequate, and her diagnosis has bee...

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Main Authors: David Gonçalves Nordon, Rodrigo Rejtman Guimarães, Vicente Spinola Dias Neto
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2010-12-01
Series:Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Sorocaba
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/2797