Why the study?
Are there differences in autonomic nervous system function between patients with Huntington's disease and healthy controls?
Population
11 patients with Huntington's disease (HD) and 11 age- and sex-matched controls (total n=22)
Comparison
Standardized tests for autonomic nervous system… vs Age- and sex-matched controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Suggests autonomic dysfunction in HD; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Are there differences in autonomic nervous system function between patients with Huntington's disease and healthy controls?
Patients with Huntington's disease exhibit specific autonomic dysfunctions, including diminished blood pressure response to handgrip and increased pupillary light reflex latency.
Heijer et al. (1988) studied this question.
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