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Huntington’s disease
 * Description: **** Huntington’s disease is a disorder passed down through families in which certain nerve cells in the brain waste away or degenerate. Huntington’s disease affects the central nervous system, the disease attacks the organs that essentially carry out the many roles of the nervous system. The disease affects the basal ganglia, this cause people to have erratic body movements. The disease also attacks key points of the brain sometimes destroying motor skills. **


 * Inheritance: **** Inheriting Huntington’s disease occurs when a defect of the Huntingtons disease (HD) gene (located on chromosome number 4) is passed from parent to child. Huntingtons **** is a autosomal ** **dominant condition meaning only one parent must have the gene in order for a child to inherit the disease.** **Each child of a parent with the condition has a 50-50 chance of inheriting Huntington’s disease.** **If a child does not the HD gene he or she will not develop Huntingtons disease and cannot pass it to there offspring.**


 * Symptoms: The symptoms of HD are involuntary jerking or writhing movements, slow or abnormal eye movements, difficulty swallowing, inability to start a task or conversation, lack of impulse control that can result in outbursts, lack of awareness of ones own behaviors and abilities, difficulty in learning new information, feeling of sadness or unhappiness, social withdraw, feelings of worthlessness or guilt. **


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 * Diagnosis: ** **A neurologist will ask a patient about there family history if any relatives have had HD or have/had the symptoms. The doctor will then ask about recent emotional or intellectual distress a person could have been having. The doctor will then preform a couple physical tests including balance, hearing, eye movements, and muscle movements, to see if the person could have the symptoms of Huntington’s disease.**


 * Treatment: There is no none cure for Huntingtons disease. Treatment focuses on reducing symptoms, preventing complications and providing support and assistance to the patient. Physicians often prescribe Anti-psychotics, Anti-depressants, tranquilizers, Mood stabilizers and botuliun toxin. **


 * Research: **** Basic neurobiology is being done to see the affected parts of by HD and try to find ways to stop it. Clinical Research is also being done by doctors by doctors to improve our understanding of the disease, while also trying to develop new therapeutics. Imaging is also being done to see the disease and its affect on the body. Animal models are being done on creatures so doctors can see the progression of the disease. Fetal tissue research is being done on non human subjects to see the degeneration of the body. **


 * Additional Facts: ****<span style="font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> .Huntingtons disease typically begins in mid life between the ages of 30-50. .Children who develop juvenile forms of HD rarely live to adulthood. .HD slowly diminishes the affected individual ability to walk, talk and reason. .Eventually a person with HD slowly become dependent on others for survival as the ability to walk reason and even eat diminishes. **


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