What is Huntington's disease?




Some facts about Huntington’s:



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What causes Huntington's disease?

Huntington’s disease is a genetic disease, which means if you have it, you inherited it from one or both of your parents. It is caused by a hereditary fault on a specific gene.

Symptoms of Huntington's disease

The symptoms of Huntington’s disease vary widely between people. Even people in the same family may be affected differently. However, changes usually affect three main areas: movement; cognitive and behaviour.

What is Juvenile Huntington's disease?

Juvenile Huntington’s is quite rare. Less than 10% of people with the disease will have Juvenile-onset. This can make dealing with it quite an isolating experience for you and your family, and meeting others in the same situation can help.

Getting help

Although there is currently no cure, there are many ways to get help with the symptoms and challenges of living with Huntington’s disease.