Advances in Research on Neurodegeneration.
Subtitle: Volume 7 (Journal of Neural Transmission Supplementum)
Contributors: Y. Mizuno (Editor); D.B. Calne (Editor); R. Horowski (Editor); W. Poewe (Editor); P. Riederer (Editor); M.B.H. Youdim (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 7, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9783211834855
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Pathology; Pharmacology; Cellular Pathology; Diseases Of Central Nervous System; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Immunology; Neurology - General; Neuroscience; Alzheimer's Disease; Medical / Neurology; Multiple Sclerosis; Neurodegeneration; Neuroinflammation; Parkinson's Disease; Spinocerebellar degeneration
First sentence: Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive deficits, psychiatric disturbances and involuntary choreiform movements, typically beginning in mid-adulthood and progressing towards death approximately 18 years from onset (Hayden, 1981; Harper, 1991; Leavitt et al., 1999).