Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a progressive hereditary disease, which most often becomes apparent in adults in their thirties. Dementia can occur at any stage in the illness. Symptoms of dementia associated with Huntington's disease include loss of short term memory and loss of planning and organisational skills, lack of insight into the condition, lack of concern for other people's needs, obsessive behaviour and reluctance to accept help.
This form of dementia differs from Alzheimer's disease in that those affected continue to recognise people and places.
