Case Reports in Psychiatry (Jan 2015)

The Spectrum of Psychiatric Pathology in a Patient with Genetically Verified Huntington’s Disease

  • Samir Alkabie,
  • Daljinder Singh,
  • Amy Hernandez,
  • Rhaisa Dumenigo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/742471
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Psychiatric and behavioral disturbances are common in Huntington’s disease (HD) and contribute significantly to its morbidity and mortality. We herein present the case of a 43-year-old woman with genetically verified HD, whose deteriorating psychiatric condition necessitated multiple inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations and featured a clinical spectrum of neuropsychiatric disturbances classically associated with HD. This paper reviews the literature concerning Huntington’s psychopathology and provides an illustrative case example of its clinical nature.