Treatment of sydenham chorea with intravenous immunoglobulin.

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Published in J Child Neurol on August 24, 2011

Authors

Kathleen Walker1, Anita Brink, John Lawrenson, Wendy Mathiassen, Jo M Wilmshurst

Author Affiliations

1: Rheumatic Fever Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Red Cross Children's Hospital, School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. buley@iafrica.com

Associated clinical trials:

Intravenous Immunoglobulins as Effective Treatment in Sydenham's Chorea | NCT00615797

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