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A follow-up study of isolated cases of suspected Huntington's disease.
Annals of neurology - 1 Mar 1992
Bateman D, Boughey A M, Scaravilli F, Marsden C D, Harding A E
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We reviewed 49 patients in whom a diagnosis of Huntington's disease (HD) seemed possible on clinical grounds, but who gave no history of definitely affected relatives. In 32 with the typical clinical features of HD (progressive chorea and dementia, postural instability, abnormal initiation of saccadic eye movements), the diagnosis was confirmed in 7 patients who had had autopsies, affected relatives were found in...
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