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Why is late‐onset Huntington disease under‐diagnosed?
Author(s) -
Teodorczuk Andrew
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.7
Subject(s) - huntington's disease , disease , medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , population , age of onset , psychology , pathology , environmental health
Huntington disease is still under‐diagnosed by neurologists and psychiatrists –particularly in the elderly population. Dr Teodorczuk explores the reasons for under‐diagnosis and misdiagnosis and provides an update on the features of Huntington disease with an emphasis on late‐onset disease. Copyright © 2007 Wiley Interface Ltd