Huntington’s Disease of Young People

1970 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 278-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Dewhurst ◽  
J. Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease

Young People Living at Risk of Huntington’s Disease: The Lived Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda F. Lewit-Mendes ◽  
Georgia C. Lowe ◽  
Sharon Lewis ◽  
Louise A. Corben ◽  
Martin B. Delatycki
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Young People ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Huntington’S Disease

How young people find out about their family history of Huntington's disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (10) ◽  
pp. 1892-1900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Forrest Keenan ◽  
Edwin van Teijlingen ◽  
Lorna McKee ◽  
Zosia Miedzybrodzka ◽  
Sheila A. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Young People ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
History Of

Juvenile Huntington’s disease and paediatric Huntington’s disease

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-43
Author(s):  
Oliver Quarrell
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Accurate Description ◽  
European Medicines Agency ◽  
Juvenile Onset ◽  
The World ◽  
Juvenile Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Different Parts

Juvenile Huntington’s disease (JHD) is rare. It is usually defined as someone having an onset before 21 years. A more accurate description would be juvenile-onset HD. The origins of this definition are obscure but the distinction has been recognized for many years. The proportions of JHD cases may vary in different parts of the world but a figure of approximately five per cent is useful. JHD is not a separate category but rather part of the spectrum. Whilst it is still useful to think about the needs of young people in terms of the different ways they can present to a doctor some of the limitations of the definition will be explored. As part of the process of developing new drugs the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would like information on how the drug affects children. The term JHD does not cover this accurately so new term, paediatric Huntington’s disease (PHD) has been devised so that young people under the age of 18 years and currently affected by HD can be identified.

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