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Huntington's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease that causes certain nerve cells in your brain to waste away. As a result, you may experience uncontrolled movements, emotional disturbances and mental deterioration.
Huntington's disease is an inherited disease. Signs and symptoms usually develop in middle age. Younger people with Huntington's disease often have a more severe case, and their symptoms may progress more quickly. Rarely, children may develop Huntington's disease.
Medications are available to help manage the signs and symptoms of Huntington's disease, but treatments can't prevent the physical and mental decline associated with the condition.
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Are all birth defects recognisable at birth?
Not all birth defects are detected at birth, such as, for instance, Spina Bifida Occulta, a mild form of Spina Bifida which is often not detected until the person has an X-ray or other test that reveals the presence of the defect. But even that canbe detected at birth, if the child were to undergo such an X-ray or other test at that time. I know a person who was unaware that he had Spina Bifida Occulta until he had a spinal X-ray at the age of 65. Another common birth defect that sometimes is not detected at birth is a heart defect that causes a heart murmur, which may be detected later by a careful doctor while listening to the person's heart.
If an underdeveloped nose is detected at the seventeen week scan does this mean definite birth abnormality or defect?
Not neccessarily.
Is Down Syndrome a birth defect?
no it's not a birth defect...it's a disease caught way before birth..Down syndrome is when a person has 1 more chromosome than normal people.
Can Huntingtons Disease be diagnosed after birth with a simple blood test?
Genetic testing can determine this (which is more involved than just a simple blood test).
How is huntingtons disease detected after birth?
DNA testing is one of the tools doctors have for diagnosing Huntington's Disease. Additional test available include tests of the patient's hearing, eye movements and control, strength, reflexes, and balance. Also a computed tomography (CT) scan may be recommended. This particular test produces a computer-generated picture of the interior of the brain.
Is club foot a disease?
club foot is a congenital deformity involving one leg or both. it is a birth defect.
Will humphrey pill cause birth defect?
Yes, it will cause birth defect.
Can breast cancer be detected before birth?
No it can not be detected so early, the girl must be 12 or14 years to have a breast to catch cancer, this is a disease of ladies not children.
Can you catch Moruio syndrome from a cold?
Morquio syndrome is a birth defect disease that is inherited. Symptoms of the disease include large fingers, abnormal heart development, dwarfism and knock-knees.
How common is morquio syndrome?
Morquio's Syndrome is a rare, usually inherited disease. The chances of getting this autosomal recessive birth defect is 1 in 200,000.
Is there any connection between Spina Bifida and Lou Gherigs?
No, there is no connnection between Spina Bifida and Lou Gherig's disease, aka Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Spina Bifida is a birth defect and ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, but is not present at birth.
Are dimples a birth defect?
No they are not, lord jesus! Stop hating -_-
