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251,94 ۥ Section 1 Basic Science
1. Genetics of Huntington disease
2. Mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in Huntington disease: Applications to novel disease-modifying therapies
• Section 2 Clinical Aspects
3. Epidemiology of Huntington disease
4. Statistical modelling of Huntington disease onset
5. The diagnosis and natural history of Huntington’s disease
6. Preclinical cognitive and behavioral changes in Huntington disease
7. Preclinical motor manifestations of Huntington disease
8. The highly anxious individual presenting for Huntington disease predictive genetic testing: the psychiatrist’s role in assessment and counseling
9. Reproductive options for Huntington disease families
10. Genetic testing for Huntington disease
• Section 3 Treatment of Huntington Disease
11. Medical treatment of behavioral manifestations of Huntington disease
12. Medical management of motor manifestations of Huntington disease
13. The role of rehabilitation therapy in Huntington disease
14. Contemporary health care for Huntington disease
15. The impact of Huntington disease on young people
16. Making a measurable difference in advanced Huntington disease care
• Section 4 Experimental Therapeutics
17. New symptomatic therapies for Huntington disease
18. Motor outcome measures in Huntington disease clinical trials
19. Cognitive outcome measures in Huntington disease clinical drug trials
• Section 5 Biomarkers
20. Structural imaging in premanifest and manifest Huntington disease
21. Functional imaging in Huntington disease
• Includes coverage of both basic science and clinical aspects of the disease, as well as treatment, experimental therapeutics, and biomarkers
• Provides an essential resource for the non-neurologist, including necessary background for understanding the disease before making a more detailed study proposal
• Provides an interdisciplinary approach that can be applied in everyday clinic and research efforts
• Features chapters edited by leaders in the field around the globe—the broadest expert coverage available
Authors
• Andrew S. Feigin, Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics for Movement Disorders, The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
• Karen E. Anderson, MedStar Health, Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University Medical Center, Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington, DC, USA