- An Inherited, adult-onset, eventually fatal brain disease.
- About 41,000 Americans have HD symptoms; 200,000 are at-risk of inheriting HD


Huntington's Disease (HD) | Introduction

Alzheimer's disease is a specific type of dementia characterized as an irreversible, progressive brain disorder, which is understood to have a genetic basis. It gradually destroys memory and cognitive skills, eventually impairing the ability to perform simple tasks like walking, talking, and eating. This severe cognitive decline is associated with the formation of plaques in the brain resulting from cell death.

Alzheimer's Disease

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder. It is caused when the nerve cells that produce domaine in one’s brain die.

Parkinson's Disease 

- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Huntington's Disease (HD)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Creutzfield Jakob Disease (CJD)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

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Neurodegenerative diseases refers to neurological diseases caused by neuronal death or deterioration due to many factors, including protein aggregation/misfolding, apoptosis, and mitochondrial dysfunction. 

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