Huntington's disease

ICD-10: F02.2MeSH: D006816ORPHA: 399

Overview

rare neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by unwanted choreatic movements, behavioral and psychiatric disturbances and dementia

Available Treatments (0)

No treatments linked yet

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with Huntington's disease, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

Gait disturbanceMental deteriorationHyperreflexiaChoreaAbnormality of eye movementAgitationDepressionAggressive behaviorCompulsive behaviorsDisinhibitionIrritabilityHallucinationsAnxietyApathyDelusionSeizureDystoniaMyoclonusWeight lossBradykinesiaGait imbalanceClumsinessMemory impairmentHypokinesiaGeneralized muscle weaknessInvoluntary movementsAbnormality of the sense of smellPoor fine motor coordinationSpeech articulation difficultiesStaring gazeAngerAbnormally slow thought processAbnormal libidoExcessive daytime somnolenceCerebral atrophyRigidityClonusMutismCaudate atrophyAbnormal cerebral white matter morphologyInability to walkPolyphagiaAbnormal circulating cholesterol concentrationBabinski signImpaired visuospatial constructive cognitionChoking episodesAddictive alcohol useSuicidal ideationDegeneration of the striatumDecreased body mass indexInsomniaOral-pharyngeal dysphagiaDementiaChoreatic diseasePersonality change

Classification & Codes

ICD-10 Code

F02.2

MeSH Code

D006816

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:399
Huntington's disease
ICD-10F02.2
MeSHD006816
OrphanetORPHA:399
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record55 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO