Huntington's chorea: the rigid form (Westphal variant) treated with levodopa

P. A. Low; J. L. Allsop; G. M. Halmagyi

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb47770.x

Huntington's chorea: the rigid form (Westphal variant) treated with levodopa

P. A. Low
, J. L. Allsop
, G. M. Halmagyi

Neurology

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A case of the rigid form of Huntington's chorea is described. Treatment with levodopa provided negligible benefit, and led to severe psychiatric deterioration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	393-394
Number of pages	2
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	1
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb47770.x
State	Published - 1974

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