Autonomic symptoms in patients and pre-manifest mutation carriers of Huntington's disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1068-1074

  Aziz, N A ^a   Anguelova, G V ^a   Marinus, J ^a   Van Dijk, J G ^a   Roos, R A C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; depression; disability; Huntington's disease; pre manifest mutation carrier; symptoms and signs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; UNIFIED HUNTINGTON DISEASE RATING SCALE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954641920     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.02973.x     Document Type: Article

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