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Case Reports
. 2008 Sep;29(4):275-7.
doi: 10.1007/s10072-008-0981-7. Epub 2008 Sep 20.

Excessive blinking as an initial manifestation of juvenile Huntington's disease

Shihui Xing  1 , Ling Chen, Xi Chen, Zhong Pei, Jinsheng Zeng, Jinru Li
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Case Reports

Excessive blinking as an initial manifestation of juvenile Huntington's disease

Shihui Xing et al. Neurol Sci. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Juvenile Huntington's disease (JHD) is mostly characterized by rigidity, myoclonus, bradykinesia, dystonia and seizure. We report a 9-year-old male JHD patient presenting excessive blinking as the initial symptom two years prior to typical JHD symptoms. Genetic analysis revealed expansion of 108 CAG repeats and magnetic resonance imaging showed caudate atrophy with lateral ventricular enlargement.

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