Psychiatria pre prax 2/2018
Kazuistika pacienta s Huntingtonovou chorobou
Case report of a patient with Huntington’s disease This case study describes a 59-year-old patient with a neuropsychiatric disorder – Huntington’s disease. The patient had been treated by psychiatrists for a long time, finally he was hospitalized at the Department of Psychiatry of the University hospital for suspicion of obsessive compulsive disorder. During hospitalization, the patient was properly examined by a neurologist. Also, the family history was completed because until then was unclear. Based on these steps, a suspicion on Huntington’s disease was officially pronounced. The patient was ordered to genetic testing and handed over to the care of specialized neurological clinic, where the diagnosis was confirmed.
Keywords: Huntington’s disease, chorea, irritability, coprolalia, obsessive compulsive symptoms, cognitive disorders, diagnostics, treatment












