Huntington's disease

MJU Novak, SJ Tabrizi - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
MJU Novak, SJ Tabrizi
Bmj, 2010bmj.com
Huntington's disease is a devastating inherited neurodegenerative disease characterised by
progressive motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. Patients may present with any of
these symptoms, and familiarity with the phenotype is therefore important. Chorea and loss
of balance are early symptoms that patients notice, although families often notice cognitive
or personality changes before this.
Huntington’s disease is a devastating inherited neurodegenerative disease characterised by progressive motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. Patients may present with any of these symptoms, and familiarity with the phenotype is therefore important. Chorea and loss of balance are early symptoms that patients notice, although families often notice cognitive or personality changes before this.
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