Movement problems limit the activity of HD patients. They include ...
- Bradykinesia (slowness of movement)
- Akinesia (delayed start of movement)
- Uncoordinated movement
- Motor impersistence (inability to sustain movements and postures)
- Difficulty with rapidly alternating movements
- Difficulties performing sequences of movements (e.g., getting out of bed)

Note: The list above is mostly copied verbatim from Huntington's Disease Society of America.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

- Movement problems
- Involuntary movements

Huntington's Disease (HD) | Motor and Physical Symptoms

Huntington's Disease Society of America

Huntington's Disease (HD) | Movement Problems

- Chorea (brief, irregular movements): Chorea is typically seen first in the fingers, hands, and face muscles, and progresses to include all four limbs and the trunk.
- Dystonia (abnormal, sustained positioning of a part of the body): The most common types of dystonia are twisting of the arm with hand clenching, excessive bending of the knee, and twisting of the foot.

Copied verbatim from https://hdsa.org/what-is-hd/motor-physical-symptoms/

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