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Early-onset Huntington's Chorea

Diagnostic Clues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. S. Brooks ,
D. Murphy ,
I. Janota  and
W. A. Lishman
D. S. Brooks
Affiliation:
Guy's Hospital, London
D. Murphy
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, London
I. Janota
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital and Institute of Psychiatry
W. A. Lishman*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry
*
Correrpondence: Institute of Psychiatry De, Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Abstract

A patient with early-onset Huntington's chorea is described. The diagnosis had been overlooked during previous contacts with psychiatric services because there was no family history, and features typical of the adult disease were absent. Distinctive findings on CT scan and electroencephalography were observed.

Type
Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 6 , December 1987 , pp. 850 - 852
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1987 

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