Huntington's disease dementia

Huntington's disease dementia was named after Huntington's first report in 1872. Is a single gene autosomal dominant genetic disease. The brain has a wide range of degeneration sites, especially the atrophy of the caudate nucleus, which is a rare idiopathic neurodegenerative disease. The main clinical manifestations are dementia and dance-like movements.

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