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What treatment strategies do you employ in patients with Huntington's disease who have parkinsonian features?

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What treatment option do you use in HD patients with Parkinsonian features?

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Many HD patients actually have clinically detectable parkinsonism, but it is often masked by other more disabling problems including chorea and psychiatric symptoms.

Thus, the use of traditional antiparkinsonian therapies can be hampered by substantial side effects.

If a patient is not on any medica...

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