Introduction

These are the facts about Huntington’s Disease:

• HD is an inherited progressive neuropsychiatric disorder.
  
  
• It affects control of movement, cognitive abilities, mood and behavior.
  
  
• The disease can strike at any age, with peak age of onset from 35-45 years of age.
  
  
• Each child of an HD-affected parent has a 50% chance of developing the disease, and men and women are affected equally.
  
  
• Presently, there is no treatment to halt or slow down progression.
  
  
• Complications and progressive disease typically result in death 15-25 years after onset of the motor signs of the disease.
  
  
• Huntington’s Disease takes it toll on HD families, because of occupational, financial, social and emotional consequences that span generations.

This is one way to see HD. Please read on…