Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 68-71 , 15 January 2010

Post-streptococcal ‘complex’ movement disorders: Unusual concurrence of psychogenic and organic symptoms

  • Giovanna Squintani

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Unit, Borgo Trento Hospital of Verona, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unita' Operativa Neurologia OCM Borgo Trento, piazzale Stefani 1, 37100 Verona, Italy. Tel.: +39 045 8122690; fax: +39 045 8122100.
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  • Michele Tinazzi

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Unit, Borgo Trento Hospital of Verona, Italy
    • Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
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  • Mattia Gambarin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
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  • Elena Bravi

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Unit, Borgo Trento Hospital of Verona, Italy
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  • Giuseppe Moretto

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Unit, Borgo Trento Hospital of Verona, Italy
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  • Maura Buttiglione

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Bari, Italy
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  • Giovanni Defazio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Italy
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  • Davide Martino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Italy

Received 2 June 2009 ,Revised 1 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 October 2009.

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PII: S0022-510X(09)00900-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.10.004

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 68-71 , 15 January 2010

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