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Huntington's Disease

New findings from A. Curtis and co-researchers in the area of Huntington's disease described

Published in Mental Health Business Week, February 6th, 2010

"Pilot study of nabilone in Huntington's disease (HD). Double-blind, placebo-control led, cross-over Study of nabilone versus placebo," scientists writing in the journal Movement Disorders report.

"Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) total motor score. Secondary measures: UHDRS subsections for chorea, cognition and behavior, and neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI). 44 randomized patients received either nabilone (1 or 2 mg) followed by placebo (n = 22), or placebo followed by nabilone (n = 22). Recruiting was straightforward. Nabilone safe and well tolerated, no psychotic episodes. Assessment of either close of nabilone versus placebo showed a...

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