- Original Article
- J Korean Acad Rehabil Med. 1991;15(3):372-376.
- Huntington's chorea: two case reports.
- Lim, Oh Kyng , Lee, Sook Ja , Chon, Joong Son , Eoh, Hwan , Suk, Jae Ho
- Abstract
Huntington's chorea is the most common hereditary chorea, which is inherited as autosomal dominant trait, which develops in the middle age. Its symptoms are progressive choreic movement, emotional and personality disturbance and dementia. Eventually, the patient progressively becomes incapable of leading the activity of daily living. We present here the case of two patients with Huntington's chorea, who complained of involuntary movement on their extremities, faces as well as affective disorder such as emotional and personaltiy disturbance.
Keywords :Huntington's chorea, Hereditary chorea, Dementia, Involuntary movement