Leuprolide acetate for exhibitionism in huntington's disease

Authors :: Stuart Rich
Fred Ovsiew
Source :: Movement Disorders. 9:353-357
Publication Year :: 1994
Publisher :: Wiley, 1994.
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.