Biomarkers for Huntington's Disease: Improving Clinical Outcomes

Book Overview

Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal, inherited, neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by chorea, motor instabilities, psychiatric manifestations and cognitive decline. Early genetic testing provides an opportunity for clinical interventions aimed at delaying onset and/or slowing progression of disease; however, current treatments for HD are limited, with only two FDA-approved drugs available to manage chorea. Encouragingly, however, several disease-modifying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031328140
• ISBN13: 9783031328145
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"