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Huntington's Disease (HD) Health Center
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Huntington's Disease (HD), also commonly referred to as Huntington's chorea, is a neurodegenerative disease that breaks down motor skills, cognitive abilities and causes various emotional changes like depression. These changes can range from uncontrolled movements, moodiness, obsession, compulsion, and even rage. In the Fall of 2008, the first medicine specifically for a common symptom of Huntington’s Disease (HD) was approved by the FDA. With this approval, patients and their doctors now have a new tool to help treat the condition and the hope of many new tools based on promising research about the underlying disease.
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Going Public to Help Others with Huntington’s Disease
Reporting from the 61st annual American Academy of Neurology meeting in Seattle in 2009, Patient Power Host and Founder, Andrew Schorr, sat down with Katie Moser of New York City,...
Reporting from the 61st annual American Academy of Neurology meeting in Seattle in 2009, Patient Power Host and Founder, Andrew Schorr, sat down with Katie Moser of New York City,...
by Patient Power | 04/30/2009
New Medicine and Promising Research for Huntington’s Disease
In the Fall of 2008, the first medicine specifically for a common symptom of Huntington’s Disease (HD) was approved by the FDA. With this approval, patients and their doctors now...
In the Fall of 2008, the first medicine specifically for a common symptom of Huntington’s Disease (HD) was approved by the FDA. With this approval, patients and their doctors now...
by Patient Power | 04/30/2009
Huntington’s Disease Research and Progress
Huntington’s disease is a rare genetic condition that affects nearly 30,000 people in the United States. However, doctors believe there are about 150,000 people with the genetic mutation that causes...
Huntington’s disease is a rare genetic condition that affects nearly 30,000 people in the United States. However, doctors believe there are about 150,000 people with the genetic mutation that causes...
by Patient Power | 06/04/2008
Huntington’s Disease in the Prime of Life
Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare genetic illness typically plaguing adults in the prime of life. This capricious and untimely disorder takes over motor skills, slowly deteriorating one’s normal functioning...
Huntington's disease (HD) is a rare genetic illness typically plaguing adults in the prime of life. This capricious and untimely disorder takes over motor skills, slowly deteriorating one’s normal functioning...
by Patient Power | 06/03/2008
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