title: [Hypochondriasis and Huntington's disease].
abstract: Psychiatric symptoms are common in Huntington's disease and can occur years before the motor symptoms. We present an unusual case that presented as a hypochondriac disorder fourteen years before the appearance of choreic movements.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital Sao Joao, Facultad de Medicina, Oporto (Portugal). marrojo3@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrojo Romero
authors.forename: A Ferreira
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A Pacheco
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Palha
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology