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  2. Huntington's disease - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms of Huntington's disease most commonly become noticeable between the ages of 30 and 50 years, but they can begin at any age [4] and present as a triad of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric symptoms. [19] When developed in an early stage, it is known as juvenile Huntington's disease. [20]

  3. Neurodegenerative disease - Wikipedia

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    A neurodegenerative disease is caused by the progressive loss of neurons, in the process known as neurodegeneration. [2][3] Neuronal damage may also ultimately result in their death. Neurodegenerative diseases include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple ...

  4. Dementia - Wikipedia

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    Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by mutations in a single gene HTT, that encodes for huntingtin protein. Symptoms include cognitive impairment and this usually declines further into dementia. [80] The first main symptoms of Huntington's disease often include: difficulty concentrating; memory lapses

  5. George Huntington - Wikipedia

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    George Huntington (April 9, 1850 – March 3, 1916) was an American physician who contributed a classic clinical description of the disease that bears his name— Huntington's disease. [1] Huntington described this condition in the first of only two scientific papers he ever wrote. He wrote this paper when he was 22, a year after receiving his ...

  6. Chorea - Wikipedia

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    Chorea. Chorea (or choreia, occasionally) is an abnormal involuntary movement disorder, characterized by quick movements of the hands or feet. It is one of a group of neurological disorders called dyskinesias. The term chorea is derived from the Ancient Greek: χορεία ("dance"; see choreia), as the movements of the body is comparable to ...

  7. Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease - Wikipedia

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    Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD), also known as subacute spongiform encephalopathy or neurocognitive disorder due to prion disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. [4][1] Early symptoms include memory problems, behavioral changes, poor coordination, and visual disturbances. [4] Later symptoms include dementia, involuntary movements ...