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May is National Huntington Disease Awareness Month in the United States.
Huntington disease (HD) is a genetic brain disorder that destroys life. It has been described as having Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Schizophrenia all at once.
HD causes cells in specific parts of the brain to die. As the disease progresses, a person with Huntington’s become less able to manage movements, recall events, make decisions and control emotions. The disease leads to incapacitation and, eventually, death.
HD is hereditary. A child born to a parent with HD has a 50% chance of sharing the same fate and all family members. Males and females have the same risk of inheriting the disease and HD occurs in all races.
A middle-age disease, its symptoms usually appear between the ages of 30 and 45, but in rare instances it has shown up in children as young as 5 and with people in their 70s. Currently, it is incurable with no effective treatments.
National Huntington Disease Awareness Month is a time for Americans to learn about the disease, support those with it and raise funds and awareness toward a cure.
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