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Conditions Associated With Huntington's Disease at Death: A Case-Control Study

Authors :
Lanska, Douglas J.
Lanska, Mary Jo
Lavine, Lawrence
Schoenberg, Bruce S.
Source :
Archives of Neurology; August 1988, Vol. 45 Issue: 8 p878-880, 3p
Publication Year :
1988

Abstract

• To identify conditions associated with reduced survival in patients with Huntington's disease, we studied all 1978 US death certificates on which Huntington's disease (331.0 in the International Classification of Diseases, eighth revision) was listed. For each of the 495 cases identified, two control deaths were matched by age, race, sex, county, and year of death. Pneumonia, choking, nutritional deficiencies, and chronic skin ulcers were increased in cases relative to controls.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00039942 and 15383687
Volume :
45
Issue :
8
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Archives of Neurology
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
ejs28537151
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1988.00520320068017