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The High Incidence of Huntington's Chorea in the Duchy of Cornwall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

J. A. R. Bickford  and
R. M. Ellison
J. A. R. Bickford
Affiliation:
Maryfield Hospital, Dundee and Dundee Royal Mental Hospital
R. M. Ellison
Affiliation:
Hellingly Hospital, Sussex
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When one finds a legend associated with a disease it may be accepted as a general rule that little is known about its true cause. This is exemplified by Huntington's chorea, of which it is said that the original case was a man who imitated Christ's agony on the Cross. A great deal of work has been done on this complaint, but much of it has been to do no more than to confirm the findings of Abel Huntington, who recognized its hereditary nature in 1797.

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 99 , Issue 415 , April 1953 , pp. 291 - 294
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1953 

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