Life expectancy&treatment

The life expectancy of someone with Huntington's is around

 50 to 60 years of age.  Most people develop the symptoms

 around 40 and there mind slowly deteriorates for 10 to 20

years.   There are no cures for Huntington's disease, but

 there are medicines that can make it more bearable but with

 many risks. Tetrabenazine can help control the writhering,

jerking body movements, but it may lead to even severer

depression.  Antipsychotic drugs can control chorea, but

 they can also lead to worsened muscle rigidity.  Other

 medications, such as antiseizure drugs, can suppress

 dystonia, chorea, and muscle rigidity, but they have high

 abuse rates.