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Huntington’s disease is an inherited, autosomal dominant, degenerative neurological disorder characterized by dyskinesia (e.g., chorea and other motor abnormalities), nonaphasic dementia, and disorders of mood such as depression (Folstein, 1989; Folstein et al., 1990).
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Anderson, R.M. (1994). Huntington’s Disease. In: Practitioner’s Guide to Clinical Neuropsychology. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2480-9_43
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