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| Year : 1993 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 137-138 |
Paroxysmal Kinesiogenic Choreoathetosis : A Frequently Misdiagnosed Movement Disorder
Ravindra K Garg1, Rakesh Shukla2
1 Senior Resident, Department of Neurology, K.G 's Medical College, Lucknow - 226 003, India
2 Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, K.G 's Medical College, Lucknow - 226 003, India
Correspondence Address:
Ravindra K Garg
Senior Resident, Department of Neurology, K.G 's Medical College, Lucknow - 226 003
India
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PMID: 21743621 
Paroxysmal kinesiogenic choreoathetosis is rare movement disorder, which is frequently misdiagnosed as an epileptic disorder partly because of a good response to anti-epileptic drugs (Phenytoin sodium). At times these patients are mistaken for a conversion reaction. One such case is described.
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