A Case Report: Psychotic Disorder Related to Huntington's Disease
Çağatay Karşıdağ, Rıdvan Üney, Ahmet Kocabıyık, Re Şit Kükürt, Nihat Alpay, Cengiz Dayan
Article No:
9
Article Type :
Case Report
Basal ganglia disorders are characterised by the presence of abnormal movements, psychiatric signs and symptoms, and varying degrees of cognitive impairment. Huntington's disease (HD), one of basal ganglia disorders is is an autosomal, dominant disorder. Some of neuropsychiatric marufestations of Huntington's disease are depression, bipolar disorders, psychosis, OCD, aggression, irritability, apathy, delirium and sexual dysfunctions. We present a case report concordant with Huntington's Disease whose onset was with psychotic symptoms.
Keywords :
Huntington Disease, bazal ganglia, psychiatric symptoms
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
2004;17:244-247
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