"Update on Huntington Disease"
When:
October 21, 2026
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Where:
Event category:
Grand Rounds
Hybrid
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Chairman's Grand Rounds
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Blue Lecture Hall-3rd Floor - Scott Hall
Speaker: Peter A. LeWitt, MD, MMedSc
Sastry Foundation Endowed Chair in Parkinson
Disease Research
Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
TOPIC: "Update on Huntington Disease"
Objective: Participants will be able to:
1. Analyze their diagnostic skills in recognizing the motor, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric features of Huntington Disease (HD).
2. Identify the latest methods for enhancing early diagnosis of HD.
3. Use insights into how to communicate better with HD sufferers and their caregivers.