Caring for Patients With Huntington’s Disease

By Karen M. Portillo, RDH, MSDH, Meg Long, RDH, BS

Huntington’s disease is a devastating genetic neurodegenerative disease with no cure and a fatal outcome. It is known as the quintessential family disease, because every child with a parent who has Huntington’s disease has a 50/50 chance of inheriting the defective gene.¹ Approximately 30,000 Americans have been diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, and more than 200,000 are at risk of acquiring the condition.¹ 

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