Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , 15 August 2002

Chorea associated with non-ketotic hyperglycemia and hyperintensity basal ganglia lesion on T1-weighted brain MRI study: a meta-analysis of 53 cases including four present cases

  • Seung-Hun Oh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung-Yul Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Joo-Hyuk Im

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
    • ,
  • Myung-Sik Lee

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +822-3497-3322; fax: +822-3462-5904
    • Department of Neurology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 146-92 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul, South Korea

Received 11 January 2002 ,Revised 7 March 2002 ,Accepted 6 May 2002.

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Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 200, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , 15 August 2002

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