Huntington's+Disease-Description

=Description=

//__**Huntington disease**__// is a progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrolled movements, emotional problems, and loss of thinking ability.

=History of Huntington=

In the middle ages Huntington disease was called Chorea the Greek word for dance, because of their dance like movements. In 1692 people were accused of being possessed by spirits or victims of witchcraft, and were sometimes shunned or exiled by society, like the Salem trails. The disease was named after George Huntington in 1872.

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