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What Is The Prognosis For Huntington's Disease?

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Posted on Tue, 12 Sep 2017
Question: one of my Auty has been suffering from Huntingtuns chorea since 4 years. she does not has major problem but we want to understand prognosis and nature of disease.
do we need to take any specail care for her or is there any treatment for it.
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Answered by Dr. Neeraj Kumar (54 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Take regular medications and follow up under Neurologist

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern. XXXXXXX chorea is genetic disease and treatment is mostly supportive.
The abnormal movement can be controlled with medications.
Tetrabenazine, clonazepam can be used for chorea.
Continue treatment for diabetes and hypertension.
The disease is progressive and rate differs from patient to patient.
Regular follow up under a neurologist is helpful.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Do get back to me for further information.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
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What Is The Prognosis For Huntington's Disease?

Brief Answer: Take regular medications and follow up under Neurologist Detailed Answer: Hello, I have gone through your question and understand your concern. XXXXXXX chorea is genetic disease and treatment is mostly supportive. The abnormal movement can be controlled with medications. Tetrabenazine, clonazepam can be used for chorea. Continue treatment for diabetes and hypertension. The disease is progressive and rate differs from patient to patient. Regular follow up under a neurologist is helpful. Hope you found the answer helpful. Do get back to me for further information. Regards Dr N Kumar Neurologist