Ataxia Ataxia means a lack of coordination and can be associated with a degenerative disorder. Greater understanding of these factors may lead to early recognition of and intervention in stroke. Genetic testing is possible by looking for an expanded repeat in the gene. Huntington's disease is the most common inherited neurological disease. It is characterized by progressive deterioration.
Cognitive symptoms can include memory loss and progress to dementia.
Emotional problems may include personality change and depression. After many years of intense research, the HD gene was identified in 1993. The normal functional gene does not have this enlargement. At this time, the function of the HD gene and how it causes HD is not known. Multiple sclerosis is a disease that randomly attacks the central nervous system.