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Infantile Huntington’s Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

R.H.A. Haslam ,
B. Curry  and
R. Johns
R.H.A. Haslam*
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, Pathology and Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
B. Curry
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, Pathology and Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
R. Johns
Affiliation:
Departments of Pediatrics, Clinical Neurosciences, Pathology and Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
*
Alberta Children’s Hospital, 1820 Richmond Road S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2T 5C7.
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A unique case of Huntington’s disease is reported because of the extremely early onset and death, and the atypical mode of presentation including severe behavioural problems and a negative family history. Although rare, Huntington’s disease must be considered along with the established degenerative disorders of white and gray matter peculiar to the pediatric population when one examines an infant or child with progressive motor deterioration, rigidity, mental retardation and behavioural abnormalities. Computed tomography is a reliable and non-invasive method of establishing the diagnosis during life.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 1983 , pp. 200 - 203
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1983

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