huntington+disease-Maisha+S

Huntington __D__isease **Description: ** Huntington disease only effects a part of the brain that controls thinking, emotions, and movement. It gets worst if you have it for a long period of time.

**Inheritance: ** It can be passed down from family members. There is a 50% chance of your child having this disease. **Punnett Square **  **Pedigree Chart: **

**56 ** **Symptoms: ** *Poor memory, * Mood swings, *Lack of concentration *Twitching *Spasms *Difficulty walking, speaking, or swallowing.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Diagnosis: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">When a women gets pregnant the doctor can get them tested to see if their child is diagnosed

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Treatment: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The treatment doesn’t help the disease very much it only helps the patient feel more comfortable. The pills they give the patient ease the feeling of depression. Speech therapy helps the patient feel more normal.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Interesting Facts: ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">The disease was named after the founder Dr. George Huntington in 1872 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">In the us about one out of 30000 people have Huntington disease

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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Support Groups: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">eMedTV (nervous-system,emedtv.com/huntington’s-disease-support-group.html
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%;">Sources: **<span style="font-family: 'Times','serif'; line-height: 115%;">[|www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times','serif'; line-height: 115%;"> www.ninds.nih.gov >disorders-A-Z
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