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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2016

Varenicline improves motor and cognitive symptoms in early Huntington's disease.

Ailsa L McGregor, Jo Dysart, Malcolm D Tingle, Bruce R Russell, Rob R Kydd, Gregory Finucane

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Article in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Gestational ethanol exposure impairs motor skills in female mice through dysregulated striatal dopamine and acetylcholine function.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023
    Article
  3. Current and Possible Future Therapeutic Options for Huntington's Disease.Journal of central nervous system disease · 2022
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Ailsa L McGregorNew Zealand's National School of Pharmacy, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland.
Jo DysartLiaison Psychiatry, Auckland City Hospital.
Malcolm D TingleDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology.
Bruce R RussellNew Zealand's National School of Pharmacy, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland.
Rob R KyddDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Gregory FinucaneCentre for Brain Research, University of Auckland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the effects of varenicline, a smoking cessation aid that acts as a nicotinic agonist, on cognitive function in patients with early clinical Huntington's disease (HD) who were current smokers. Three gene-positive patients transitioning to symptomatic HD were evaluated using the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale part I and III (motor and behavioral subscales) at baseline and after 4 weeks of treatment. Cognitive function was assessed using a touch screen computer-based neurocognitive test battery (IntegNeuro

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cognitive symptomsHuntington’s diseasevarenicline

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PMID27695336
PMCPMC5034909

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