Leuprolide acetate for exhibitionism in huntington's disease
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Movement Disorders
- Vol. 9 (3) , 353-357
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.870090317
Abstract
We treated a patient with Huntington's disease and exhibitionism using leuprolide acetate (Lupron Depot, TAP Pharmaceuticals), a gonadotropin‐releasing hormone agonist. The result was elimination of his deviant sexual behavior with few side effects. This regimen may be a safe and effective pharmacological treatment of the paraphilias. The occurrence of paraphilias in basal ganglia disorders is reviewed.Keywords
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