Huntington's disease
an inherited disorder that results in death of brain cells Huntington's disease Synonyms Huntington's chorea An edited microscopic image of medium spiny neurons (yellow) with nuclear inclusions (orange), which occur as part of the disease process, image width 360 µm Specialty Neurology Symptoms Problems with mood, mental abilities, coordination, jerky body movements [1] [2] Complications Pneumonia, heart disease, physical injury from falls, suicide [3] Usual onset 30–50 years old [4] Duration Long term [4] Causes Genetic (inherited or new mutation) [4] Diagnostic method Genetic testing [5] Differential diagnosis Sydenham's chorea, benign hereditary chorea, lupus, paraneoplastic syndrome, Wilson's disease [6] Treatment Supportive care [2] Medication Tetrabenazine [3] Prognosis 15–20 years from diagnosis [4] Frequency 4–15 in 100,000 (European descent) [1] Huntington's disease ( HD ), a...