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There are three things tha are controlled in Huntington's Disease, those being: Movement, Congitive, and Psychatritc.
Movement:
- Clumsiness
- Jaw clenching (bruxism)
- Loss of coordination and balance
- Slurred speech
- Swallowing and/or eating difficulty
- Uncontrolled continual muscular contractions (dystonia)
- Walking difficulty, stumbling, falling
Psychiatric:
- Hostility/irritability
- Inability to take pleasure in life (anhedonia)
- Lack of energy
Huntington's disease is a rare disease that affects the brain. It destroys the victims mind and body. It's caused by a dominant gene. The signs of Huntington's disease rarely show up early in life. The disease usually doesn't strike before the age of 40. By the time a person, who has the gene may have already had children and passed on the deadly gene to them. For along time, there was no way to test for the gene before the disease developed. You can't get rid of it.
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∙ 13y agoHuntington Disease is a dominate disease which means you need a parent who has the disease to inherit the disease. Symptoms usually start to show once a person has reach the age 40+. This means they could have reproduced by then. Symptoms are Lost of muscle control, lost of memory and trying to remember something becomes a lot harder. This is due to tissue lost in the brain. As well as your speech becomes impaired.
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∙ 13y ago- Clumsiness
- Jaw clenching
- Loss of coordination and balance
- Slurred speech
- Swallowing and/or eating difficulty
- Uncontrolled continual muscular contractions
- Walking difficulty, stumbling, falling
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Where is Huntington disease found in the body?
Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder. In other words, it runs in the family. It is not contagious. You are born with it and the symptoms show up as you age.
Which of the following is an example of an autosomal dominant disease A Huntington's disease and neurofibromatosis type 1 or B Alzheimer's Disease and Heart Disease?
Huntington's Disease
Does natural selection eliminate Huntington's disease?
No. Typically the symptoms of HD do not become apparent until long after a person would be of child bearing age.
Why does huntington disease persist as a degenerative genetic disorder?
Several reasons. Until a few years ago, there WAS no genetic screening possible for HD- only when symptoms developed could the disease be diagnosed. Symptoms typically appeared between 30-40 years of age- AFTER people had already had children. As a result, a new generation of Huntington's patients would be born before the parents knew that THEY had HD.
What disease is caused by a dominant allele of a single gene?
Huntington's Disease
Do the treatments for huntington's disease work and how?
At this time there is no treatment for Huntington's Disease that affects the progress of the disease. There are some drugs than can help treat some of the symptoms of HD.
What are the names of treatments for huntington's disease?
At this time there is no treatment for Huntington's Disease that affects the progress of the disease. There are some drugs than can help treat some of the symptoms of HD.
Can a baby have symptoms of Huntington's disease?
There is a rare from of HD known as Juvenile Huntington's. Unsure of the youngest patient with it, though.
Is there treatment for Huntington's disease?
There are currently no treatments that alter the course of Huntington Disease, although many are in the research stage. Right now all treatments given are to alleviate symptoms.
Why do people with huntington's disease exhibit different symptoms?
In simplest terms, people are different.
Where is Huntington disease found in the body?
Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder. In other words, it runs in the family. It is not contagious. You are born with it and the symptoms show up as you age.
Where to go to when you suffering from huntington's disease?
A good start is the website for the Huntington's Disease Society of America for more information. While HD does not have a cure, there are treatments that can help manage the symptoms of HD.
Can a person have Huntington's Disease without showing any symptoms?
Absolutely. Huntington's disease does not reveal symptoms until ages 30-40 in most cases, so you could live half your life without knowing you had it, unless your doctor told you.
What are symptoms of huntington's disease?
Symptoms of Huntington's disease which is a trinucleotide repeat disorder include movement symptoms. These can be seen through clumsiness, clenching of the jaw, loss of coordination, slurred speech and uncontrolled muscle contractions. Then, there are also mental symptoms such as deterioration of judgment and memory which can lead to dementia. Lastly symptoms can include irritability, behavioral changes, and depression.
How are the cause and onset of symptoms of Huntington's disease different from those of PKU and Tay Sachs disease?
Typcially, onset of symptoms with HD is from the mid 30-s to 40's.
What are true statements about Huntington's Disease?
In the United States, about 1 in every 30,000 people has Huntington's Disease.
Is huntington's disease worse than parkinson's disease?
That is difficult say say exactly. They are both serious problems. Huntington's has a higher death rate, fewer treatments, and a greater problem with psychiatric symptoms.
