[Recent advances in Huntington's disease].

Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease that leads to premature death. The disease is caused by a pathological CAG triplet expansion in the huntingtin gene. The disease is most common in Western populations, with onset in middle age and causing progressive motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms.

[Ataxia - a group of heterogeneous diseases].

Ataxias constitute a group of heterogeneous diseases with overlapping symptoms. The clinical investigation should primarily seek for treatable conditions such as neurometabolic disorders and autoimmune diseases. Rapid progression is often characteristic for paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration, autoimmune diseases or multiple system atrophy (MSA).

[New migraine treatment requires better health care structure].

Headache disorders are the most common neurological disorders during active life. They cause a great impact on health and well-being of many individuals in Sweden as well as large social costs and impact on private and working life. A new drug, monoclonal antibodies towards the CGRP receptor, is on the market and brings new opportunities to migraine care.