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Huntington’s Disease: A Nursing Perspective

Huntington’s Disease: A Nursing Perspective AbstractHuntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the HTT gene. The motor, cognitive and psychiatric features of HD are progressive and complex, requiring specialised care by medical, nursing and allied health care professionals. This paper discusses the role of the HD nurse as a valuable resource to assess, provide, facilitate and educate on the specialised needs of those living with HD. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Journal of Neuroscience de Gruyter

Huntington’s Disease: A Nursing Perspective

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de Gruyter
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10.21307/ajon-2021-007
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Abstract

AbstractHuntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by a CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the HTT gene. The motor, cognitive and psychiatric features of HD are progressive and complex, requiring specialised care by medical, nursing and allied health care professionals. This paper discusses the role of the HD nurse as a valuable resource to assess, provide, facilitate and educate on the specialised needs of those living with HD.

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Australasian Journal of Neuroscience – de Gruyter

Published: Oct 1, 2021

Keywords: Huntington’s disease; chorea; Huntington’s nurse; neurodegenerative disorder

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