Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease, also known as Huntington's chorea, is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that is mostly inherited. The earliest symptoms are often subtle problems with mood or mental/psychiatric abilities. A... Wikipedia
- Specialty: Neurology
- Symptoms: Problems with motor skills, including coordination and gait, mood, and mental abilities
- Usual onset: 30–50 years old
- Duration: Long term
- Causes: Genetic (inherited or new mutation)
- Diagnostic method: Genetic testing
- Differential diagnosis: Sydenham's chorea, benign hereditary chorea, lupus, paraneoplastic syndrome, Wilson's disease
- Medication: Tetrabenazine
- Treatment: Supportive care
- Frequency: 4–15 in 100,000 (European descent)
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