Huntington's Disease

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Huntington’s disease is a very fatal, this is where the brains cells start to breakdown and disintegrate over a short period of time. This disease is very hard to find and cure as it is passed down through generations but is not typically spotted or diagnosed until the 30-50 years of age mark. By this time many women and men how have been carrying this gene will then get very sick and will unknowingly have passed this onto their next generations of kids and grandchildren. When these symptoms have occurred typically in the younger adults about 20 years of age or children (1-18) years of age this is then diagnosed and called “Juvenile Huntington's Disease” with this comes faster degeneration of the brain nerves and a whole different set of other symptoms (“Huntington's Disease.” Mayo Clinic, May 2018). There are a wide variety and collections a person with Huntington’s can have, but the most typical and regular are the movement disorders “involuntary jerking, muscle problems, slow or abnormal eye movement, impaired gait, posture or balance, and a really difficult production of speech and word pronunciation (“Huntington's Disease.” Mayo Clinic, May 2018).”

The cognitive disorders” difficulty organizing, prioritizing, or focusing on one or more tasks, lack of flexibility or tendency to get stuck on a thought, behavior or action, lack of awareness of one’s behavior, lack of impulse control, talking without thinking and sexual proximality, difficult in learning new info.” Psychiatric disorders include “feelings or irritability, social withdrawal, insomnia, fatigue, loss of lots of energy, frequents thoughts of death, dying or suicide (“Huntington's Disease.” Mayo Clinic, May 2018).”

Unfortunately, this disease is incurable and may cause many physical changes to a person’s body and system. Slurring of words, hard time speaking and developing words, uncontrollable movements, difficulty eating, and swallowing diaphragm is affected, risk of choking easily especially in the later stages, uncontrollable movement in the face and flicking or fidgety movements of the arms, legs and body (Brazier, Yvette.13 Dec. 2017). Many complications may arise with this disease such as weight loss, that can hurt or weaken patients’ immune system, making them more susceptible to brutal infecti0ons and complications (Brazier, Yvette.13 Dec. 2017). “The Huntington’s disease itself is not as fatal as choking from weakened diaphragm, or pneumonia (Brazier, Yvette.13 Dec. 2017).”

 The Huntington’s disease is located in the Basal Ganglia which is a collection of nerve cells located deep within the base of center of frontal lobe and in the temporal lobe of the brain (Merck Manuals Consumer Version, Merck Manuals). “The C shaped structure that becomes skinner to a thin tail is the caudate nucleus, the putamen Globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra these are all affected areas by this disease (Merck Manuals Consumer Version, Merck Manuals).” Movement’s and coordinate changes and posture is being smoothed and calmed by the Basal Ganglia so this can really mess up a person’s balance and posture if this area of the brain can’t do its job.

Huntington’s disease is like being trapped in your own body, not able to do anything about it the life you once lived will forever be altered and you are stuck watching your body slowing die. Although for Huntington’s disease there is not a cure or form of treatment you can donate to the Huntington’s Disease society of America who is actively looking for a cure and provides a group of people a family with the same disease. Please donate now https://hdsa.org/get-involved/donation-opportunities/ every donation helps, hopefully one day we can save and make so many lives so much better.
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Brazier, Yvette. “Huntington's Disease: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, 13 Dec. 2017, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159552.php.

“DONATION OPPORTUNITIES.” Donation Opportunities | Huntington's Disease Society of America, hdsa.org/get-involved/donation-opportunities/.

“Huntington Disease - Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders.” Merck Manuals Consumer Version, Merck Manuals, www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-disorders/movement-disorders/huntington-disease.



“Huntington's Disease.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 16 May 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/huntingtons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20356117.

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