genetic
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is a fatal disease that is usually inherited. It typically presents as a triad of progressive , , and motor symptoms. The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental/psychiatric abilities, which precede the motor symptoms for many people. The definitive physical symptoms, including a general lack of coordination and an unsteady gait, eventually follow. Over time, the basal ganglia region of the brain gradually becomes damaged.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Problems with motor skills including coordination and gait, mood, and mental abilities
Causes — why it happens
- · (inherited or new )
How it's found
- · testing
Treatment
- ·Supportive care
Complications
- ·, heart disease, physical injury from falls, suicide
Outlook
- ·1520 years from onset of symptoms, invariably fatal
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