A Case of a Vietnam War Veteran with Early-Onset Huntington’s Disease

A Case of a Vietnam War Veteran with Early-Onset Huntington’s Disease

We report on the case of Simon (his pseudonym). We describe the presentation of early-stage late-onset Huntington’s disease (HD) in a man with multiple psychiatric diagnoses. Our clinical problem was ‘To what extent are common psychiatric features masking a further diagnosis?’ Initially unwilling to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical medicine insights. Psychiatry 2018-01, Vol.9
Hauptverfasser: Allen, Rosie, Suo, Ella, Lek, Jeremy, Samuel, Mathew
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Family medical history
Huntingtons disease
Medical research
Memory
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posture
Psychotropic drugs
Sleep
Vietnam War
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Zusammenfassung:We report on the case of Simon (his pseudonym). We describe the presentation of early-stage late-onset Huntington’s disease (HD) in a man with multiple psychiatric diagnoses. Our clinical problem was ‘To what extent are common psychiatric features masking a further diagnosis?’ Initially unwilling to be tested for HD, he agreed on condition that it assists with his discharge plan.
ISSN:1179-5573
1179-5573
DOI:10.1177/1179557318774538