HD
This primary motor symptom of HD involves uncontrolled, spasmodic movements, the Greek word for which means "dance"
What is chorea?
This is the specific trinucleotide repeat sequence whose excessive expansion in the HTT gene causes Huntington's disease
What is Cytosine-Adenine-Guanine (CAG)?
All individuals who carry this number of or more CAG repeats in the HTT gene will definitely develop Huntington’s disease
What is 40 repeats?
Which brain structure is most likely to be affected by the aggregation of toxic proteins first?
What is the basal ganglia?
This is the stage of HD where caregiver support becomes an increased concern for occupational therapists.
What is middle stage?