
Huntington's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Apr 25, 2024 · Huntington's disease causes nerve cells in the brain to decay over time. The disease affects a person's movements, thinking ability and mental health. Huntington's disease …
Huntington’s Disease: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment
Sep 27, 2023 · Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that causes brain cells to slowly lose function and die. It affects the cells in parts of your brain that regulate voluntary movement and …
Huntington's Disease - National Institute of Neurological …
Apr 8, 2025 · Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited disorder that causes nerve cells (neurons) in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die. The disease attacks areas of the brain …
Huntington's Disease - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Huntington disease is a brain disorder in which brain cells, or neurons, in certain areas of your brain start to break down. As the neurons degenerate, the disease can lead to emotional …
Huntington's disease (chorea) - Harvard Health
Oct 18, 2024 · Huntington's disease causes certain nerve cells in the brain to stop working properly. It leads to mental deterioration and loss of control over major muscle movements. …
Huntington's Disease Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments - UPMC
Apr 17, 2025 · Huntington’s disease is an inherited, progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrolled movements and problems with balance, walking, speaking, swallowing, thinking, …
Huntington's disease - NHS
Huntington's disease is an inherited genetic condition. It's caused by an altered gene being passed on to a child by one of their parents. Having the altered gene causes damage to …
Huntington’s Disease | Neurology - UC Davis Health
Huntington’s disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disease that damages and destroys nerve cells in your brain. The condition causes involuntary movements (a movement disorder). It …
What is Huntington's disease?
What is Huntington's disease? Huntington’s disease is an illness caused by a faulty gene in your DNA - the biological ‘instructions’ you inherit which tell your cells what to do.
What is HD? - Huntington's Disease Society of America
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal genetic disorder that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. It deteriorates a person’s physical and mental abilities usually during …