Swallowing endoscopy findings in Huntington's disease: a case report

ABSTRACT Huntington's disease (HD) is a degenerative genetic disorder with autosomal-dominant transmission. The triad of symptoms of this disease consists of psychiatric disorders, jerky movements, and dementia. Oropharyngeal dysphagia, which is more evident with disease progression, is also pr...

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Main Authors: Thaís Coelho Alves, Paula Cristina Cola, Rarissa Rúbia Dallaqua dos Santos, Suely Mayumi Motonaga, Roberta Gonçalves da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia 2016-06-01
Series:CoDAS
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822016000400486&lng=en&tlng=en