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Prodromal Huntington disease as a model for functional compensation of early neurodegeneration.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Malejko Kathrin, Weydt Patrick, Süßmuth Sigurd D, Grön Georg, Landwehrmeyer Bernhard G, Abler Birgit
Abstract excerpt
Functional compensation demonstrated as mechanism to offset neuronal loss in early Alzheimer disease may also occur in other adult-onset neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Huntington disease (HD) with its genetic determination and gradual changes in structural integrity. In HD, neurodegeneration typically initiates in the dorsal striatum, successively affecting ventral striatal areas. Investigating carriers...
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