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SUBMITTER: Tarolli CG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5395679 | biostudies-other | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tremor and other hyperkinetic movements (New York, N.Y.) 20170411
<h4>Background</h4>Huntington disease is a fatal, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disorder manifest by the triad of a movement disorder, behavioral disturbances, and dementia. At present, no curative or disease modifying therapies exist for the condition and current treatments are symptomatic. Palliative care is an approach to care that focuses on symptom relief, patient and caregiver support, and end of life care. There is increasing evidence of the benefit of palliative care throughout t ...[more]