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__Q: What exactly is the Huntington Disease (HD)?__
Huntington Disease results from genetically programmed degeneration of the human brain cell. The degeneration causes many abnormal actions. For example uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. Huntington is passed from parent to child through a mutation in a normal gene. For more information visit this [|site].

__Q:What are the symptoms of Huntington's Disease?__
Some of the early symptoms for Huntington's Disease consists of mood swings, depression, trouble driving, learning new things, remembering a fact, or making a decision. As the Disease progresses new symptoms appear. Concentrating on intellectual tasks become a problem and are very hard to complete. The patient may have trouble feeding himself/herself or swallowing. Here is a list of physical, mental, and emotional symptoms.

__Physical Symptoms:__

 * Development of tics
 * Increased clumsiness
 * Loss of coordination and balance
 * Slurred Speech
 * Jaw Clenching or Teeth Grinding
 * Continual Muscular Contractions
 * Stumbling or Falling

__Mental Symptoms:__

 * Decreased Concentration
 * Forgetfulness and Memory Decline
 * Poor Judgment

__Emotional Symptoms:__

 * Hostility and Irritability
 * Lack of energy
 * Disinterest in life
 * Bipolar disorder (some patients)

__Q:How common is the Huntington's Disease?__
It is hard to tell exactly how common Huntington Disease is in a population. In Western countries the disease roughly shows up in about 5 to seven people per 100,000 are affected by Huntington. About 30,000 people in America have Huntington Disease. It is most common in adults.

__Q: What are possible treatments for Huntington Disease?__
There currently is no cure for Huntington disease, but there are ways to help people get through it. These three will help people live through life with a positive effect.
 * Diet and supplements
 * Frequently excessing
 * Spiritual and psychosocial support

__Statistics:__

 * Prevalence rate-approx 1 in 33,333 or 0.00% or 8,160 people in USA
 * Incidence Rate-approx 1 in 175,390 or 0.00% or 1,550 people in USA
 * Prevalence of Huntington Disease-About 30,000 Americans have HD and about 150,000 more are at risk of inheriting the disease from a parent.
 * These are only some of the many other statistics.

__Bibliography:__
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/h/huntingtons_disease/stats.htm http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm http://www.helpguide.org/elder/huntingtons_disease.htm