Huntington's disease symptoms

The three most important Huntington disease symptoms are: uncontrolled involuntary movements, mental derangement and a loss of intellectual functions (dementia).

 Each case of Huntington disease is different from another and in this disease the generalizations are not worth, but there are steps that are almost always met:

 In a high percentage of the time, the disease begins to manifest between 30 and 50 years, but may begin at any age, even during childhood.

There are patients with more marked difficulties than others and there are also those with fewer involuntary movements.

 In addition to physical symptoms, there are also related to the intellect. There may be a decline in recent memory, reduced ability to organize matters or to be able to effectively deal with new situations.

 There are also emotional symptoms that initially are equally subtle. There may be periods of depression, apathy, fatigue, irritability and impulsiveness.

 Keep in mind that not all patients have all the difficulties mentioned. The will with profound mental difficulties and others with very few, as with involuntary movements, where there are also patients who practically do not.

 The disease will progress over 15 to 20 years in which the loss of the capacity will increase, ending with a total assistance required for any daily activity, and ends with death, not because of the disease itself, but because of any complications such as pneumonia, heart failure or infection, facilitated by the weak state of the organism.