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Juvenile Huntington's Disease

Source: www.huntington-assoc.com
Topic: Huntington
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Sort Desciption: Huntington's Disease (HD) is a genetic brain disorder that leads to abnormal movements, dementia, and behavioral disturbances. Individuals who develop HD have an abnormality in their HD gene from the moment of conception years or decades before symptoms may begin. ...

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Huntington's Disease (HD) is a genetic brain disorder that leads to abnormal movements, dementia, and behavioral disturbances. Individuals who develop HD have an abnormality in their HD gene from the moment of conceptionâ years or decades before symptoms may begin. In the United States, HD occurs in about 1 in every 10,000 individuals, of almost every ethnic background. Fewer than ten percent of individuals with HD develop symptoms before age 20 1 . Juvenile-onset HD presents unique challenges to affected individuals, their caregivers, and the various professionals who are called upon to assist them. This publication will describe how a physician makes a diagnosis of HD, the symptoms that are most commonly seen in juvenile HD, strategies for coping with juvenile HD and the current outlook for HD research. ...

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