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Huntington Disease Updated 4/2011

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BASICS

  • Description
  • Epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • General Prevention
  • Etiology
  • Associated Conditions

DIAGNOSIS

  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Tests
  • Differential Diagnosis

TREATMENT

  • Medication (Drugs)
  • Additional Treatment
  • In-patient Considerations

Ongoing Care

  • Follow-Up Recommendations
  • Diet
  • Patient Education
  • Prognosis
  • Complications
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BASICS
Description
  • Inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive motor, cognitive and psychiatric dysfunction, and ultimately death:
    • Symptoms usually begin between 30–50 years of age.
    • By the time of diagnosis, the patient has usually passed the disease to another generation.
  • System(s) affected: Nervous
  • Synonym(s): Chronic progressive hereditary chorea; Huntington chorea
ALERT: Geriatric Considerations
  • Fatal and no cure to date. Life expectancy is 15–20 years after onset of symptoms.
  • Affects ages 1–90 years.
  • Highest risk of suicide around onset of symptoms and around the time of diagnosis
ALERT: Pediatric Considerations
  • Juvenile form, defined by onset before age 21, occurs in 7% of cases. Juvenile also known as Akinetic-Rigid or Westphal variant is usually a hypokinetic disorder ...

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