Two Families with Huntington's Disease.
- Author:
Jeong Keon LIM
1
;
Dang Do YI
;
Chung kyu SUH
;
Young Choon PARK
;
Yeung Ju BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adult;
Chorea;
Dementia;
Humans;
Huntington Disease*;
Korea
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1989;7(1):172-177
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Huntington's disease(HD) is a neurcdegenerative disorder caused by a highly penetrant autosomal dominant genetic defect. It is characterized by adult onset progressive chorea, psychological change, and dementia with relentless deterioration. Until now the reported cases are very rare in Korea, so we presented here two cases of definite HD.
