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1425:Inflammatory
1372:
1305:Stiff-person
1249:
1143:Parkinsonism
1116:Degenerative
1013:Encephalitis
996:Inflammation
986:, primarily
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141:Parkinsonism
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126:Presentation
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1840:Fazio–Londe
1680:Both/either
1474:Generalised
1333:Early-onset
1328:Alzheimer's
1063:spinal cord
400:haloperidol
375:Haloperidol
95:. The term
93:dyskinesias
1886:Categories
1448:paroxysmal
1420:Autoimmune
1213:Dyskinesia
1083:Meningitis
1061:Brain and
935:Patient UK
900:DiseasesDB
506:References
387:antibiotic
116:hemichorea
1445:Episodic/
1323:Tauopathy
1274:Akathisia
1262:Myoclonus
1245:Athetosis
1177:Tauopathy
924:eMedicine
836:eMedicine
624:1468-2982
438:chelating
344:Treatment
327:Treatment
207:(DRPLA),
185:phenocopy
173:cognitive
133:athetosis
114:The term
55:Neurology
50:Specialty
1811:SMALED2B
1806:SMALED2A
1503:Migraine
1495:Headache
1461:epilepsy
1457:Seizures
1315:Dementia
1218:Dystonia
929:neuro/62
681:15825133
632:24728303
589:31059440
581:18024776
495:Stimming
479:See also
412:pimozide
408:diazepam
353:-related
293:CSF leak
278:levodopa
1823:SMA-PME
1818:SMA-PCH
1801:SMALED1
1513:Tension
1508:Cluster
1233:Meige's
1050:Amoebic
894:D002819
786:7078886
722:4643046
640:3100453
463:History
440:agents
410:, also
153:ballism
145:ballism
109:choreia
85:choreia
29:Choreia
22:Cholera
1542:Stroke
1356:Pick's
1283:Tremor
1250:Chorea
940:Chorea
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264:PANDAS
195:, the
159:Causes
137:ataxia
105:χορεία
97:chorea
81:Chorea
57:
44:Chorea
1856:both:
1788:DSMA1
1783:SMAX2
1778:SMAX1
1758:only:
1731:only:
1635:Other
1557:Other
1469:Focal
1102:Brain
1005:Brain
905:16662
883:333.5
868:G25.5
636:S2CID
585:S2CID
18:Korea
1459:and
1170:PKAN
1165:NBIA
889:MeSH
878:9-CM
807:ISBN
782:PMID
753:PMID
718:PMID
677:PMID
628:PMID
620:ISSN
577:PMID
525:ISBN
381:and
339:Form
319:and
303:,
284:and
227:and
83:(or
1773:SMA
1756:LMN
1729:UMN
1720:MND
1586:CSF
1537:TIA
1182:PSP
1158:NMS
1127:and
988:CNS
874:ICD
859:ICD
834:at
745:doi
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663:128
612:doi
569:doi
500:Tic
288:).
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