Highlights
Juvenile Huntington’s Disease (JHD) seizure can be presenting feature.
Seizures are common in patients with JHD than adult onset HD and more difficult to treat.
The EEG varies from normal EEG to generalized spike polyspike wave discharges, focal or multifocal discharges as well as paroxysmal slowing.
In patients with progressive myoclonic epilepsy, differential diagnosis of Juvenile Huntington’s disease should be considered.
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