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An unusual cause of hemichorea-hemiballism in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

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    Akihito Maruyama, Takao Nagashima, Yasuyuki Kamata, Katsuya Nagatani, Takamasa Murosaki, Taku Yoshio & Seiji Minota

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Maruyama, A., Nagashima, T., Kamata, Y. et al. An unusual cause of hemichorea-hemiballism in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus. Rheumatol Int 33, 267–268 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-2253-8

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