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Huntington's Chorea without Dementia

A Problem Case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

T. H. Turner
T. H. Turner*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
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Summary

An unusual case of Huntington's Chorea, without dementia, is described. The diagnostic issues are discussed with particular reference to the problems of psychiatric assessment and management of the disease.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 5 , May 1985 , pp. 548 - 550
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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