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245 14 a| The woman who walked into the sea :b| Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease /c| Alice Wexler.;

300 a| xxiv, 253 pages :b| illustrations, map, portraits ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-241) and index.;

505 0 a| The death of Phebe Hedges -- The social course of St. Vitus's dance -- Inventing hereditary chorea -- Chorea and the clinical gaze -- The eyes of Elizabeth B. Muncey, M.D. -- Myths of origins and endings.;

520 a| Alice Wexlar presents a groundbreaking medical and social history of a devastating hereditary neurological disorder - Huntington's disease - once demonised as 'the witchcraft disease'.;

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The woman who walked into the sea : Huntington's and the making of a genetic disease / Alice Wexler.

Author/creator	Wexler, Alice, 1942-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Description	xxiv, 253 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 25 cm
Subjects	Hedges, Phebe, 1764-1806. Huntington, George, 1850-1916. Muncey, E. B. Huntington's disease--New York (State). --History. --19th century. Huntington's disease--New York (State). --History. --20th century. Huntington Disease--history. --New York. Eugenics--history. --New York. History, 19th Century--New York. History, 20th Century--New York.

Contents	The death of Phebe Hedges -- The social course of St. Vitus's dance -- Inventing hereditary chorea -- Chorea and the clinical gaze -- The eyes of Elizabeth B. Muncey, M.D. -- Myths of origins and endings.
Abstract	Alice Wexlar presents a groundbreaking medical and social history of a devastating hereditary neurological disorder - Huntington's disease - once demonised as 'the witchcraft disease'.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-241) and index.
LCCN	2008006389
ISBN	9780300158618
ISBN	0300158610
ISBN	9780300105025 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300105029 (cloth : alk. paper)

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