Huntington's Disease

Kent, Anna

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“…Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal disease typically characterized by involuntary movements (chorea) and cognitive decline (dementia) 1 . HD specifically affects basal ganglia in brain that are responsible for important functions, such as movement and coordination 2 .…”

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“…HD specifically affects basal ganglia in brain that are responsible for important functions, such as movement and coordination 2 . Besides other brain structures responsible for thought, perception and memory are also affected, likely due to connections from the basal ganglia to the frontal lobes 1,2 . Individuals suffering from HD are often poor in cognitive related tasks and several investigators have shown that memory recall is significantly more affected than memory 3,4 .…”

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confidence: 99%