Huntington's disease physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Ahsan Hussain, M.D.[2]

• Aggressive behavior
• Egocentrism
• A reduced display of emotions such as blunting
• Selection of correct methods of remembering information (but not actual memory itself
• Abstract thinking
• Loss of facial expression (called “masks in movement”) or exaggerated facial gestures
• Chorea
• Bradykinesia
• Dystonia
• General lack of coordination and an unsteady gait
• Ability to sit or stand stably, speech, chewing and swallowing (which can lead to weight loss if diet and eating methods are not adjusted accordingly^[1][2])
• Psychomotor function (slowing of thought processes to control muscles)

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