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Psychosis in Huntington’s Disease: effectiveness of clozapine treatment – case report

Paweł Pruś
1
,
Jakub Daniluk
2
,
Justyna Chudy
2
,
Patryk Rodek
1

  1. Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  2. Student Scientific Organization of Department and Clinic of Adult Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2025, 41 (1), 43-47
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fpn.2025.154612
Online publish date: 2025/10/30
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