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107| Clinical Case 14 (Adult; Huntington’s Disease) – A Conversation With Dr. Wendy Kelso

Navigating Neuropsychology

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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Huntington's Disease

The most common neuropsychiatric symptoms at the beginning are often apathy and depression. In terms of when we get towards the latest stages of the disease there's increased behavioral change, very significant insomnia. People with HD can become much more aggressive and much more irritable than they were before. They require a lot of assistance from family members and pray carers to actually try and change their track of thinking because they are unable to change it themselves.

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