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June 22, 1968BMJOpen Access

Verapamil in angina: a double-blind trial.

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Population

3 cases of multiple sclerosis who developed chorea, choreo-athetosis, or athetosis during the course of…

Design

Case_series, double-blind

Authors

DPDavid PhearMacmillan Cancer Support

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Implication

Corticotrophin may be trialed in rare MS chorea; hypothesis-generating and requires controlled trials before practice change.

Structured PICO

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Population
3 cases of multiple sclerosis who developed chorea, choreo-athetosis, or athetosis during the course of their illness
I
Intervention
Corticotrophin (administered to 2 cases)
O
Outcome
Remission of the whole clinical picture and of voluntary movements

Corticotrophin may be associated with remission of chorea and athetosis in patients with multiple sclerosis.

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David Phear (1968) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ca6f210d8655be6fab65dhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.5607.740
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