Open AccessAtypical parkinsonism can be a presenting feature of late‐onset Huntington's disease
Author(s) -
Salari Mehri,
Beladi Moghadam Nahid,
Soleimani Sevim,
Etemadifar Masoud
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6014
Subject(s) - parkinsonism , dystonia , huntington's disease , medicine , disease , chorea , ataxia , movement disorders , cognitive decline , neuroscience , psychiatry , pediatrics , psychology , pathology , dementia
Huntington's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that typically manifests with Choreic movements, psychological disorders, and cognitive decline. Some patients can initially present atypical movements other than the usual symptoms, such as parkinsonism, ataxia, and dystonia. In this report, we present an HD patient who presented with atypical parkinsonism.