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Question Date: 30/08/2023

Question: Patients who develop symptomatic Huntington disease before the age of 20 years typically have which of the following manifestations?

Options:

• Myoclonus
• Myopathy
• Parkinsonism
• Tremor

Correct Answer: Parkinsonism

Explaination: Younger patients who develop Huntington disease during the first 2 decades of life typically have the Westphal variant, which includes parkinsonism as one of its features

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