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Pemoline induced Chorea and Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Albert West
Affiliation:
Duston, Northampton NN5 6UN

Extract

Pemoline is a central nervous system stimulant, with pharmacological effects resembling amphetamine and methylphenidate in increasing central dopamine transmission (Fuxe et al, 1970; Sheel-Kurge, 1971).

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Research Article
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Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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