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Huntington Disease
New findings in Huntington disease described from St. Mary's Hospital
November 19th, 2007
According to a study from Manchester, the United Kingdom, "Psychiatric symptoms are a common feature of Huntington's disease ( HD) and often precede the onset of motor and cognitive impairments. However, it remains unclear whether psychiatric changes in the preclinical period result from structural change, are a reaction to being at risk or simply a coincidental occurrence." "Few studies have investigated the temporal course of psychiatric disorder across the preclinical period To compare lifetime and current prevalence of psychiatric disorder in presymptomatic gene carriers and non- carriers and to examine the relationship of psychiatric prevalence in gene carriers to...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2007-11-19)
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