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Correlation between triplet repeat expansion and computed tomography measures of caudate nuclei atrophy in Huntington's disease.
Journal of neurology - 1 Nov 1999
Culjkovic B, Stojkovic O, Vojvodic N, Svetel M, Rakic L, Romac S, Kostic V
Abstract excerpt
Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant, progressive disorder characterized by choreic movements, cognitive decline, and psychiatric manifestations. Eleven patients with HD were retrospectively selected from a larger group of 42 patients based on the similar, early onset of the disease (between 21 and 30 years) and the same duration of HD at the moment of computed tomography (CT) examination (5 years)....
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