Huntington''s Disease
... Huntington’s disease (HD), also known as Huntington’s chorea, results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes u...

Overview
... Huntington''s disease (Huntington''s chorea) is a progressive, degenerative disease that causes certain nerve cells in your brain to waste away. As a result, you may experience uncontrolled movements,...

Huntington''s Disease Information Page
... 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 i...

Huntington''s Disease: Hope Through Research
... In 1872, the American physician George Huntington wrote about an illness that he called "an heirloom from generations away back in the dim past." He was not the first to describe the disorder, which h...

Huntington disease
... Huntington disease is an inherited brain disorder that causes uncontrolled movements, mental and emotional problems, and progressive loss of thinking ability (cognition). Adult-onset Huntington diseas...

Genes and Disease: Huntington disease
... Huntington disease (HD) is an inherited, degenerative neurological disease that leads to dementia. About 30,000 Americans have HD and about 150,000 more are at risk of inheriting the disease from a pa...