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Paroxysmal Kinesigenic Choreoathetosis (PKC) and Hypomania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Neil Joughin*
Affiliation:
St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17
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Abstract

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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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