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Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease. By: Shaun Markarian and Trey Thompson. Genetic cause of disease. This disease is caused by the programmed degeneration of nerve cells in the brain This process causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties and emotional disturbance

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Huntington's Disease

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  1. Huntington's Disease By: Shaun Markarian and Trey Thompson

  2. Genetic cause of disease • This disease is caused by the programmed degeneration of nerve cells in the brain • This process causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties and emotional disturbance • This disease is a dominant disorder

  3. Symptoms of Huntington's • Individuals will experience mood swings and uncharacteristic attitudes and feelings • Individuals judgment, memory, and cognitive functions will be affected • Individuals will experience uncontrolled movements • The disease can reach the point where speech is slurred and vital functions, such as swallowing, eating, speaking, and especially walking, continue to decline

  4. Age group affected • The most common age that this disease occurs is the middle age for people affected(30-50) • Juvenile HD is when someone develops the disease before they are 20 • Another very rare age affected is people over 55 and when they are affected the disease is very difficult

  5. Characteristics of hd • It is a single gene disorder caused by a malfunctioning on chromosome 4 • HD is usually inherited by a child from their father • Classified by the lose of nerve cells in the brain • The mutation causing the disease is a pathogenic trinucleotide repeat expansion

  6. Treatment • Doctors may prescribe any of the following • Tetrabenazineto treat Huntington's chorea • Haloperidol, or clonazepam, to alleviate choreic movements and help control hallucinations, delusions, and violent outbursts • For depression, fluoxetine, sertraline, nortriptyline, or other compounds • Tranquilizers can help control anxiety and lithium may be prescribed to combat pathological excitement and severe mood swings • Side effects may include fatigue, restlessness, or hyperexcitability

  7. Life expectancy • The average life expectancy of someone after they have been diagnosed with Huntington’s disease is about 15 years.

  8. Interesting Facts • The disease is named after George Huntington who was one of the first people to have the disease • Over 15,000 people in America have Huntington’s Disease • The actual cause of death in many cases of people that have HD is secondary diseases such as pneumonia • There is no cure for Huntington’s disease

  9. Works cited • All information was received from the following sources • http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/detail_huntington.htm • http://genome.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTD020863.html

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