Chorea as a paraneoplastic syndrome heralding the transformation of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma

• 1 Eastern Health Foundation, Melbourne, VIC
• 2 Neurosciences Clinical Institute, Epworth Eastern Hospital, , Melbourne, VIC
• 3 Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC
• 4 Monash University, , Melbourne, VIC

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