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Huntington's disease-like 2: a phenocopy not to miss.
Practical neurology - 1 Dec 2020
De Oliveira Daniel Sabino, Santos Daniela Pereira, Araujo Daniel Oliveira, Tomaselli Pedro José, Júnior WIlson Marques, Vale Thiago Cardoso
Abstract excerpt
A 67-year-old Brazilian man of African ancestry and his 60-year-old sister both presented with choreiform movements, although in the man these were significantly overshadowed by additional parkinsonism. The man also had a history of four epileptic seizures. Neurological examination in each also found slow saccades and a dysexecutive syndrome. Genetic tests for Huntington's disease were negative but were positive...
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