scholarly journals Psychotic depression as an initial symptom of Huntington’s disease – a case report

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 148-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Salagierska ◽  
Agnieszka Remlinger-Molenda ◽  
Daniel Zielonka ◽  
Janusz Rybakowski
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Initial Symptom ◽  
Psychotic Depression

Deep brain stimulation in Huntington's disease: A 4-year follow-up case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 806-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Spielberger ◽  
Anna Hotter ◽  
Elisabeth Wolf ◽  
Wilhelm Eisner ◽  
Jörg Müller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Deep Brain

Quetiapine in Huntington's disease: a first case report

2002 ◽  
Vol 249 (8) ◽  
pp. 1114-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael M. Bonelli ◽  
Gerald Niederwieser
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
First Case

Late-Onset Huntington's Disease: A Geriatric Psychiatry Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth I. Shulman ◽  
Anne Lennox ◽  
Harry Karlinsky
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Late Onset ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Wide Range

Late-onset Huntington's disease is more common than has been generally appreciated and is associated with a wide range of psychiatric symptoms and syndromes. Geriatric psychiatrists have an important role to play in establishing the diagnosis and providing guidance to elderly patients and their families as they struggle with difficult management decisions. An illustrative case report and selective literature review are presented that highlight the genetic and clinical aspects of the condition.

Perospirone in treatment of Huntington's disease: A first case report

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 308-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohide Roppongi ◽  
Takashi Togo ◽  
Shinichi Nakamura ◽  
Takeshi Asami ◽  
Asuka Yoshimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
First Case

scholarly journals Worsening of movement disorder following treatment with electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with Huntington’s disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. e230389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hesitha Abeysundera ◽  
Allan Campbell ◽  
Shanthi Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Movement Disorder ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Movement Disorders ◽  
Treatment Resistant Depression ◽  
Treatment Resistant ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Resistant Depression

This paper describes a patient who presented with treatment-resistant depression with comorbid anxiety symptoms in the context of Huntington’s disease (HD) and developed worsening movement disorder symptoms after commencing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. The aim of this case report is to provide medical practitioners with a greater awareness of the possibility of worsening movement disorders when using ECT for depression in a patient with HD.

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