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The History of Adult Onset Hereditary Chorea

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  1. [RealAudio] The History of Adult Onset Hereditary Chorea
  2. [RealAudio] Credits
  3. [RealAudio] Introduction
  4. [RealAudio] Definition of Chorea
  5. [RealAudio] Names of Four Saints that have been Associated with Chorea
  6. [RealAudio] Struggle for Centuries
  7. [RealAudio] Goals of this Lecture
  8. [RealAudio] Early Thoughts on the Cause of Chorea
  9. [RealAudio] Middle Ages to the 18th Century
  10. [RealAudio] Middle Ages to the 18th Century
  11. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  12. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  13. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  14. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  15. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  16. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  17. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  18. [RealAudio] The 19th Century
  19. [RealAudio] Three Generations of Doctors in East Hampton, NY
  20. [RealAudio] Three Generations of Doctors
  21. [RealAudio] End of the 19th Century
  22. [RealAudio] End of the 19th Century
  23. [RealAudio] Kick Off of the 20th Century
  24. [RealAudio] 20th Century: Race to Trace the Heredity of Chorea
  25. [RealAudio] Chorea: From England to America
  26. [RealAudio] From England to America: Wilke
  27. [RealAudio] From England to America: Wilke's Children
  28. [RealAudio] "The Groton Witch" Wilke's Granddaughter Elizabeth Knapp
  29. [RealAudio] From England to America: Nichols
  30. [RealAudio] Witchcraft: Nichols Family
  31. [RealAudio] From England to America: Jeffers Family
  32. [RealAudio] Why Would Choreics be Accused of Witchcraft
  33. [RealAudio] Chorea: The 20th Century
  34. [RealAudio] The 20th Century
  35. [RealAudio] The 20th Century
  36. [RealAudio] The 20th Century: The End of Uncertainty
  37. [RealAudio] Other Autosomal Dominant Choreas
  38. [RealAudio] End of the 20th Century: Where Are We Going?
  39. [RealAudio] The End
   Author: Dr. Michael S. Okun, M.D. / msokun@pol.net
  Contact: Russell Fielding / rtfield@ufl.edu
  Version: Produced by the Office of Medical Informatics
Copyright: 1999 by the University of Florida
 Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/other/histmed/okun/index.html
  Created: January 1, 1999   Modified: April 19, 1999