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Huntington's Chorea
Yes. The involuntary movements of Huntington's were thought to resemble a kind of dance (chorea - like choreograph).
No but it is a very slow and unpainful processno sadly huntingtons disease(also known as huntingtons chorea) has no known cure.
Movement. It causes uncontrollable movements known as chorea. It is the highlight of this disease althought it also causes speech problems, sleep disturbances, difficulty chewing and swallowing leading to weight loss and malnutrition, and seizures.
Huntington's Chorea
Sydenham's chorea is a disorder that occurs in children and is associated with rheumatic fever.
AnswerHuntington's Disease and Huntington's Chorea are essentially one and the same. Chorea is a greek term used to define the uncontrollable movements a person might have with any number of neurological diseases. Huntington's Disease is what took his life.
A common name for chorea. As to the cause of chorea nothing definite is known. There are certain reasons for believing that in many cases it is a disease of the brain.
There IS no microbe. HD is a genetically transmitted disease- you can't catch it.
This is because about 90% of people with HD have chorea. These movements may be mild at first, but can worsen and become more involuntary with time.
Chorea
Chorea is an old name for Huntington's Disease. It is genetically transmitted from parent to child. The only way to get HD is to inherit the gene that causes it from one of your parents that also had HD.