Juvenile Onset Huntington's Disease (JHD) is a form of Huntington's disease (HD) that affects children and teenagers. Huntington’s disease is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by progressively worsening motor, cognitive, behavioral, and psychiatric symptoms. JHD is caused by a mutation of the huntingtin gene called a

Juvenile Huntington Disease (JHD) is a less common, early-onset form of Huntington’s disease that begins in childhood or adolescence. JHD is often defined by the onset of symptoms before age 20, which can occur when the CAG repeat expansion is larger than 60 repeats.

Juvenile onset Huntington’s Disease (JoHD) is a very rare, early-onset form of Huntington´s Disease (HD) where symptoms begin before the age of 21. JoHD is thought to account for around 5% of all HD cases, which can make dealing with the disease an isolating experience.

青少年亨廷顿病（JoHD）是一种非常罕见的亨廷顿病（HD）的早发形式，其症状在21岁之前开始。 JoHD被认为约占所有HD病例的5%，这可能使处理该疾病成为一种孤立的经历。 大多数患有JoHD的人在HTT基因中有很高的CAG重复，通常从父亲那里遗传（尽管也可以从母亲那里遗传）。 JoHD的进展通常比HD更快，尽管病例之间有很大的差异。 目前还没有治愈JoHD的方法，治疗方案主要是控制症状和提高生活质量。 患有JoHD的人经常出现与HD完全不同的症状。 出 …

Juvenile onset HD (JHD) presents unique challenges to the affected individuals, their caregivers, and the various professionals who assist them.This publication describes how a physician makes a diagnosis of JHD, the most common symptoms, strategies for coping, and the current outlook for HD research.

Juvenile HD (JHD) is historically defined as HD with an onset≤20 years of age . Our review aims to provide an overview of the clinical aspects of this subset of HD patients, based on the experience of members of the European Huntington Disease Network (EHDN) working group on …

Juvenile Huntington disease (HD) is a less common, early-onset form of Huntington disease that begins in childhood or adolescence. It is a progressive disorder that causes the breakdown of brain cells in certain areas of the brain. This results in uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual abilities, and emotional disturbances.

Juvenile Huntington’s disease (JHD) is defined as Huntington’s disease (HD) with an age of onset ≤20 years and accounts for approximately 5% of all HD cases. Individuals with a CAG repeat length of >60 usually have JHD, but a significant proportion of JHD …

Huntington's disease (HD) has been called "the worst disease known to mankind." HD is a genetic, neurodegenerative disease that causes motor, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms. Since there is currently no treatment or cure, the best you can hope for is to manage the symptoms with available medications.

JOIN-HD is a global registry for families affected by Juvenile onset Huntington’s Disease. Open to people who have JoHD and their caregivers, all the information added to the registry will help increase understanding of JoHD. This will allow us to advocate for improvements to care, research and awareness.