HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE Objectives By the end of the course the student will be able to: A. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of Huntington's Disease, its causes and familial nature B. Recognize characteristics of the disease including major effects and rate of progression C. Describe methods of diagnosis, testing, treatment and required care. In 1872, the American physician George Huntington wrote about an illness that he called "an heirloom from generations away back in the dim pas ...