"On Chorea": 150 Years of the Beginning of Hope. Issue 11 (10th June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Franklin, Gustavo L.; Teive, Hélio A.G.; Meira, Alex T.; Nepomuceno, Adriana M.T.; Tabrizi, Sarah J.
• Is Part Of: Movement disorders. Volume 37:Issue 11(2022)
• Page Start: 2194
• Page End: 2196
• Publication Date: 2022-06-10
• Subjects: chorea -- Huntington's disease -- history of medicine; Movement disorders -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1002/mds.29121
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-3185

Abstract

Abstract: "On Chorea" by George Huntington was published on April 13, 1872, in The Medical and Surgical Reporter of Philadelphia . Despite being a milestone in the recognition of the disease that later would bear his name, some myths and curiosities continue to surround the history of this publication and its author. In this History, the authors pay tribute to the 150th anniversary of the publication of this iconic article. © 2022 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.