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Huntington's Chorea—Some Biochemical and Therapeutic Aspects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

J. Oliphant ,
J. I. Evans  and
A. D. Forrest
J. Oliphant
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
J. I. Evans
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
A. D. Forrest
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
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Huntington's Chorea presents us with a good “model” of brain disease in that we know the extent of the contribution of heredity, in contrast to a condition such as schizophrenia regarding which many authors (cf. Alanen, 1958) would be prepared to defend the concept of pseudo-heredity. Secondly the disease carries a fairly uniform prognosis, and finally it results in a distinctive disturbance of motor function which permits of some accuracy in diagnosis and some criterion for objective measurement.

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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 106 , Issue 443 , April 1960 , pp. 718 - 725
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1960 

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