Non-choreic movement disorders as initial manifestations of Huntington's disease Distúrbios do movimento não-coreicos como manifestação inicial da doença de Huntington

Non-choreic movement disorders as initial manifestations of Huntington's disease Distúrbios do movimento não-coreicos como manifestação inicial da doença de Huntington

We describe seven patients with genetically confirmed Huntington's disease (HD) who had non-choreic movement disorders as presenting symptoms or signs. Patients with movement disorders other than chorea in the early stages tended to have larger CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in comparison w...

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Main Authors: Nilson Becker, Renato P. Munhoz, Salmo Raskin, Lineu César Werneck, Hélio A.G. Teive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
doença de Huntington
distúrbios do movimento
coréia
Huntington's disease
movement disorders
chorea
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