TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Huntington Chorea (HC) A1 - Bissonnette, Bruno A1 - Luginbuehl, Igor A1 - Engelhardt, Thomas PY - 2019 T2 - Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e AB - Genetically transmitted progressive neurologic disease characterized by involuntary (choreiform) movements and slowly progressive dementia, leading to death 15 to 20 years after the first clinical symptoms. The symptoms usually begin between 30 and 50 years of age, but can start at any age. It may appear earlier in life with 8% of cases beginning before the age of 20 years. It is often confounded with symptoms more similar to Parkinson’s disease. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164073218 ER -