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Huntington's Disease | Huntington's Chorea - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on Jun 28, 2021


Glossary

Cognition: Mental abilities associated with thinking and knowledge


Chorea: Involuntary movements that are not rhythmic but appear to spread from one muscle to another. They are a sign of neurological disease.

Tic: Sudden contraction of a muscle which is involuntary and not rhythmic.

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