Huntington’s Disease Facts & Information By Matthew Cannon

Cause Huntington disease is a genetics disease that is passed down in reproduction. It’s an autosomal dominant. It is on the forth autosomal chromosome on the autosomal pair. It occurs when one gene of this pair is not functioning correctly.

Characteristics Symptoms can vary significantly from person to person. Symptoms may include personality changes, decreased cognitive abilities, and uncontrolled movement. Death occurs about years after signs.

Diagnosis You can get a blood test to tell if you have Huntington’s disease. Additional tests may consist of brain scans such as CT, MRI, and EEG.

Treatment There is no treatment to stop or reverse Huntington’s but you can get medication such as Tetrabenazine to help stop symptoms. There are scientists and doctors in the village of Barranquitas in Venezuela, where there is the highest concentration of the disease.

Helpful Facts 1.It usually starts at middle age (30-50 years old) 2.Nearly one in every 10,000 people in the US are infected with Huntington’s 3.There has never been a successful case of Huntington’s cured 4.Children who develop the disease rarely live to adulthood 5.When affected you will slowly lose your ability to walk, think, talk and reason.

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