[Hypochondriasis and Huntington's disease].
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.
Arrojo Romero
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Departamento de Psiquiatría, Hospital Sao Joao, Facultad de Medicina, Oporto (Portugal). marrojo3@hotmail.com
Silva
A Ferreira
AF
Palha
A Pacheco
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology