Learning to live with Huntington’s disease
Jane Leeman Staff Nurse, Balfour Hospital, Kirkwall Orkney, and was formerly a Patient Care Advisor, the Huntington's Disease Association
Jane Leeman continues the series on uncommon disorders by describing the symptoms and management of this degenerative condition
Huntington’s disease (HD), also referred to as Huntington’s chorea, is an autosomal dominant degenerative and progressive disease of the central nervous system which generally manifests itself in adult life.
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doi: 10.7748/ns.6.28.28.s36
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