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Systemic Symptoms in Huntington's Disease: A Comprehensive Review.
- Source :
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Movement Disorders Clinical Practice . May2024, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p453-464. 12p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Although Huntington's disease (HD) is usually thought of as a triad of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms, there is growing appreciation of HD as a systemic illness affecting the entire body. Objectives: This review aims to draw attention to these systemic non‐motor symptoms in HD. Methods: We identified relevant studies published in English by searching MEDLINE (from 1966 to September 2023), using the following subject headings: Huntington disease, autonomic, systemic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, sexual and cutaneous, and additional specific symptoms. Results: Data from 123 articles were critically reviewed with focus on systemic features associated with HD, such as cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, urinary, sexual and sweating. Conclusion: This systematic review draws attention to a variety of systemic and autonomic co‐morbidities in patients with HD. Not all of them correlate with the severity of the primary HD symptoms or CAG repeats. More research is needed to better understand the pathophysiology and treatment of systemic and autonomic dysfunction in HD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *HUNTINGTON disease
*DYSAUTONOMIA
*SUBJECT headings
*SYMPTOMS
*IMPOTENCE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23301619
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177114987
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.14029