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HD is a neurological condition. Crowd: A what?

it means it affects the brain

HD is genetic and we all have the gene that causes HD,

But some people have a gene which is longer than it should be

and that causes people to develop HD

HD is hereditary, which means that a child of someone who has HD

has a 50/50 chance of having HD.

Hang on! Why do they call it Huntington's disease? Excellent question! They call it HD because,

A doctor named George Huntington was the first to describe HD back in 1872

There are three kinds of symptoms that people with HD are affected by

Involuntary movements

Cognitive symptoms, which means thinking. And Behavioural symptoms

Involuntary movements, sometimes known as chorea, which is the Greek word for dance,

can sometimes lead to problems with balance, walking and functioning

Cognitive, thinking symptoms, affects your ability to plan, multi-task

and can impact on a person's memory

Behavioural symptoms can make people angry or sad

And can make people do things which can be out of character

People with HD are affected differently

One person may have more involuntary movements and hardly any behavioural symptoms

Another may have lots of behavioural symptoms and hardly any involuntary movements

People can get HD at any age, but usually they get it between the ages of 30 to 50

New research suggests there are more people with HD than previously thought

It is actually estimated that every 1 in 8,000 people in the world have HD

However, there are researchers all over the world working hard

To find some treatment as soon as possible

We hope that this video has helped you to understand what HD is!

Thanks for watching!

There are three kinds of symptoms that people with HD are affected by

Un... In-behavioural... woops!

There are three kinds of.... There are three types of...

HD is hereditary....

*Sigh* Hereditary! Hereditary!

HD is hereditary which means that... OK!

HD is hereditary... (sigh) why, at that point I can't!!

Excellent question! They call it Huntington... HD... Argh!

However, researchers... Researchers?

Researchers... Yep...

However, researchers all around the world are working hard...

to find some treatment as quickly as possible