Late-onset chorea as first manifestation of cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

Parkinsonism Relat Disord

Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Josep Trueta, Girona - Hospital Santa Caterina, Salt, Spain.

Published: December 2024

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