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