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Somatosensory phenomena in Huntington's disease
Author(s) -
Albin Roger L.,
Young Anne B.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870030411
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , huntington's disease , somatosensory system , somatosensory evoked potential , disease , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , audiology , neuroscience , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Sensory symptons are generally not associated with Huntington's disease (HD). We describe two patients with HD who had painful sompatosensory symptons. One patient also had auditory hallucinations. No other cause was found for these symptoms. Both patients also had significant depression and one patient committed suicide. Somatosensory symptons may be a marker for depression in HD.