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cnetterville

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on: Jun 22, 2018
You are reading a medical chart in which a patient is referred to as displaying chorea. If you met this patient, you might expect a lot of
 
  a. restless and fidgety movements.
  b. incoherent speech.
  c. obscene language.
  d. listlessness and psychomotor retardation.

Question 2

Chorea is a symptom of
 
  a. vascular neurocognitive disease.
  b. Alzheimer's disease.
  c. Parkinson's disease.
  d. Huntington's disease.


dawsa925

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.


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