How to Use Huntington's disease in a Sentence

Huntington's disease

noun
  • How common is Huntington's disease?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Cotromano says Huntington's disease impacts far more than just the person diagnosed.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Especially when my father-in-law has Huntington's disease and dementia.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Especially when my father-in-law has Huntington's disease and dementia.
    — Tracy Wright , Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Especially when my father-in-law has Huntington's disease and dementia.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • UniQure's study used an outside database to measure how patients with Huntington's disease might decline without treatment, known as an external control.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Medical or surgical treatment can't reverse or slow the progression of the diminished motor control of Huntington's disease.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The neuropsychiatric effects of Huntington's disease include mood changes and altered thinking, such as hallucinations and delusions.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The disease's onset is most common in adults, beginning in the 30s to 40s age range, though juvenile Huntington's disease can begin younger than 20.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Huntington's disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, causes nerve cells in the brain to decay, affecting an individual's ability to move and think, as well as their mental health.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The discounts ranged from 38% for Austedo, which treats Huntington's disease, to 85% for Janumet for Type 2 diabetes.
    — NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Huntington's disease is a genetic neurodegenerative condition that causes symptoms associated with nerve damage in the brain.
    — Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
  • According to Cotromano, the doctor overseeing her testing was not fully versed in the severity of Huntington's disease and lacked the bedside manner needed to deliver news about an incurable diagnosis.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Huntington's disease, often referred to as HD, is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that progressively affects a person's mood, memory, motor function.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of Huntington's disease can include involuntary jerking or writhing movements, muscle rigidity or contracture, slowed or unusual eye movements, difficulty walking or maintaining balance, and trouble with speech or swallowing.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

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