[Choreatic movement disorders as a psychosomatic syndrome]
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[Choreatic movement disorders as a psychosomatic syndrome]
Abstract
A psychogenic movement disorder can immitate sometimes a choreatic syndrom. In the present report a young lady with choreatic movement disorders is described, the causes of which were psychogenic. Of central importance in this case history is the repressed agression, which is experienced as "killing".
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