A patient with cognitive and movement complaints 02

Topic: Adult

Created on Tuesday, September 23 2008 by jdmiles

Last modified on Tuesday, September 23 2008.

 
        A) Haloperidol can be helpful in symptomatic treatment of the chorea in this disease
 
        B) Clinical onset of symptoms does not occur before age 35
 
        C) This disease does not affect swallowing
 
        D) Clinical onset of symptoms usually occurs between 55 and 65 years of age
 
        E) The earliest cognitive change in this disorder is usually memory loss
 

 

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This question was created on September 23, 2008 by jdmiles.
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A) Haloperidol can be helpful in symptomatic treatment of the chorea in this disease

This answer is correct.

This patient has Huntington disease (HD). There is currently no disease-altering treatment, but the choreiform movements are sometimes alleviated with neuroleptics (e.g., haloperidol) or tetrabenazine.   (See References)

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B) Clinical onset of symptoms does not occur before age 35

This answer is incorrect.

This patient has Huntington disease (HD). Symptoms of HD usually begin between 35 and 45 years of age, but cases with onset as early as 2 years and as late as 92 years have been reported.   (See References)

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C) This disease does not affect swallowing

This answer is incorrect.

This patient has Huntington disease (HD). Dysphagia is common in this disease, and many patients with HD eventually die from dysphagia or aspiration.   (See References)

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D) Clinical onset of symptoms usually occurs between 55 and 65 years of age

This answer is incorrect.

This patient has Huntington disease (HD). Symptoms of HD usually begin between 35 and 45 years of age, but cases with onset as early as 2 years and as late as 92 years have been reported.   (See References)

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E) The earliest cognitive change in this disorder is usually memory loss

This answer is incorrect.

This patient has Huntington disease (HD). Cognitive and psychiatric changes are a uniform part of the clinical picture of HD. The most frequent initial cognitive symptom involves some impairment of executive function, and is often first noticed at the patient's workplace.   (See References)

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References:

1. Walker, F.O. (2007). "Huntington's Disease." Semin Neurol, 27(2) 143-50. (PMID:17390259)
2. Walker, F.O. (2007). "Huntington's disease." Lancet, 369(9557) 218-28. (PMID:17240289)
3. Zaidat, O.O., and Lerner, A.J. (2002). The Little Black Book of Neurology, 4th Edition. Mosby, St. Louis (ISBN:0323014151)	Advertising:
4. Bertelson, J.A., and Price, B.H. (2004). Depression and psychosis in neurological practice. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia, pp. 103-116 (ISBN:0750674695).	Advertising:
5. Shannon, K.M. (2004). Movement disorders. In Bradley, W.G., Daroff, R.B., Fenichel, G.M., and Jankovic, J. (Eds.). Neurology in Clinical Practice, Fourth Edition. Butterworth Heinemann, Philadelphia, pp. 2125-2168 (ISBN:0750674695).	Advertising:

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A patient with cognitive and movement complaints 02
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