Huntington's disease (HD) affects both men and women equally and more commonly appears during middle-age.
Huntington's disease is an incurable, hereditary brain disorder. It is a devastating brain disorder for which there is no currently 'effective' treatment. Nerve cells become damaged, causing various parts of the brain to deteriorate. The disease affects movement, behavior and cognition - the affected individuals' abilities to walk, think, reason and talk are gradually eroded to such a point that they eventually become entirely reliant on other people for their care. Huntington's disease has a major emotional, mental, social and economic impact on the lives of patients, as well as their families.
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Are you born with this disease or does it just happen?
This is sad. I would hate to have to rely on someone for so long. It irritates me that there are so many health problems today.
Elisabeth: You are born with it, but it doesn't really occur until your middle age.
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