Juvenile-onset Huntington’s Disease: A Rare Case Report

Juvenile-onset Huntington’s disease (JHD) is a rare autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervoussystem characterized by the presence of abnormal involuntary movements, rigidity, and ataxic gait. We are presenting a rarecase of a 9-year-old male who was referred to the Radiology Department of Gandhi Medical College and Hamidia Hospital formagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain with complaints of progressive impairment of gait, bradykinesia, and marked posturalinstability for the past 2 years. The patient also had a history of episodes of seizures for 4 years. MRI findings revealed: Atrophyof bilateral caudate nuclei and putamina of basal ganglia.