A Case of Huntington's Chorea

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 6(2); 1988 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1988;6(2): 278-283.

Huntington씨 무도병 1예

정재우, 이병철,김진수

연세대학교 신경과.

A Case of Huntington's Chorea

Jae-Woo Chung,M.D., Byoung-Chul Lee,M.D., Jin-Soo Kim,M.D.

Department of Neurology, college of Medicine, Yonsei University

Abstract

This is a case report of 47 year-old male patient with Huntington's chorea. Huntington's chorea is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with autosomal dominant inheritance. The first symptoms of Huntington's chorea usually occur in the fourth to fifth decade and the gene is complete penetrance. The disease is characterized by both progressive motor abnormality, typically chorea, and intellectual deterioration commonly accompanied by prominent psychiatric symptoms including severe depression. Although the prevalence of Huntington's chorea is only 5-10 in 100,000 in Europe, the reported cases are extremely rare in this country until now.