Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease: Introduction

Huntington's Disease: Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited, degenerative neurological disease that leads to dementia. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology) ... more about Huntington's Disease.

Huntington's Disease: Inherited disease causing progressive mental deterioration. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Huntington's Disease is available below.

Symptoms of Huntington's Disease

• Mood swings
• Apathy
• Depression
• Irritability
• Difficulty driving
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 45 symptoms of Huntington's Disease

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Huntington's Disease:

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• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Huntington's Disease: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Huntington's Disease:

• Manic-depressive disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Swallowing difficulty
• Choking
• Incontinence
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Huntington's Disease

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Huntington's Disease

• Huntington's genetic test
• Neurological tests
• Blood tests
• Prenatal genetic testing
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Huntington's Disease

Wrongly Diagnosed with Huntington's Disease?

• Misdiagnosis of Huntington's Disease
• Failure to diagnose Huntington's Disease
• Undiagnosed: Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease: Self Assessment Tools

• Stroke -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Huntington's Disease: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Huntington's Disease:

• Stroke
• Brain
• more product offers...»

Huntington's Disease: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - ADHD can be undiagnosed in adults.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Huntington's Disease

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a ...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis. The...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked. This is particularly true of mild traumatic...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See ...read more »

Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms of multiple sclerosis). See symptoms of Vitamin...read more »

Huntington disease maybe confused: Huntington Disease is an autosomal dominant disorder presenting as an inherited adult onset neurological disorder. The patient has three characteristic features:...read more »

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Huntington's Disease: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
  • Neurosurgery (Brain Surgery)
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine (Nerve/Muscle/Bone Specialists)
  • Neuroradiology
  • Vascular Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Stroke & Vascular Specialists:
  • Vascular Neurology (Brain Blood Vessels)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Vascular Surgery (Blood Vessel Surgeon)
  • Neuropathology (Brain Diagnostics)
• more specialists...»

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Huntington's Disease: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Huntington's Disease

Read more about causes of Huntington's Disease.

Treatments for Huntington's Disease

• Prenatal chorionic villus sampling
• Medications
• Anti-chorea medications
• Anti-agitation medications
• Physiotherapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 6 treatments for Huntington's Disease

Latest Treatments for Huntington's Disease

• Risperidone
• Riluzole
• Olanzapine
• Amantadine
• Baclofen
• more treatments...»

See full list of 8 latest treatments for Huntington's Disease

News Archives for Huntington's Disease

Medical news articles related to Huntington's Disease include:

• Discovery Sheds Light on Huntington's Disease
• Molecule Promising Against Huntington's Disease
• Scientists Uncover New Weapon Against Huntington's
• Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
• First Treatment Sanctioned for Chorea in Huntington's Patients
• People With Huntington's Report Discrimination
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Huntington's Disease

Medical research articles related to Huntington's Disease include:

• Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
• Long term neurological conditions - a good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care
• Randomized Controlled Trial of Ethyl-Eicosapentaenoic Acid in Huntington Disease: The TREND-HD Study
• Huntington
• Huntington's chorea
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Huntington's Disease

Patient Surveys for Huntington's Disease

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Huntington's Disease
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Prognosis for Huntington's Disease

Prognosis for Huntington's Disease: Poor. Degenerative disease.

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Reseach about Huntington's Disease

Visit our research pages for current research about Huntington's Disease treatments.

Clinical Trials for Huntington's Disease

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Huntington's Disease include:

• Neurobiological Predictors of Huntingtons Disease (PREDICT-HD) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Prospective Huntington At Risk Observational Study (PHAROS) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• CIT-HD: Study in Huntingtons Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - citalopram
• Atomoxetine and Huntington's Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - atomoxetine
• Cooperative Huntington's Observational Research Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 20 Clinical Trials for Huntington's Disease

Statistics for Huntington's Disease

• Medical statistics for Huntington's Disease
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Huntington's Disease
• Death and Mortality statistics for Huntington's Disease
• Society statistics for Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease: Broader Related Topics

• Possibly autoimmune diseases
• Chorea
• Brain conditions
• Triplet Repeat Genetic Disorders
• more types...»

Types of Huntington's Disease

Stories from Users Related to Huntington's Disease

• marijuana use and chorea
• Chorea?? Drug Induced??
• huntingtons
• My Positive Huntington's Website
• My Positive Huntington's Website

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User Interactive Forums

Read about other experiences, ask a question about Huntington's Disease, or answer someone else's question, on our message boards:

• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Article Excerpts about Huntington's Disease

Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology (Excerpt)

Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited, degenerative neurological disease that leads to dementia. (Source: Genes and Disease by the National Center for Biotechnology)

NINDS Huntington's Disease Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Huntington's disease (HD) results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Huntington's Disease Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Huntington's Disease:

Chronic progressive chorea and mental deterioration terminating in dementia; the age of onset usually is in the fourth decade of life. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Huntington's Disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Huntington's Disease, or a subtype of Huntington's Disease, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Huntington's Disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet