Huntington's disease is a disease that affects the part of the brain that controls thinking, emotion. and movement. It is labeled not curable (until now) and it also damages the brain's nerve cells over time.
HD (Huntington's Disease) causes involuntary jerking movements called Chorea. Sometimes it can cause the patient to have slow, or abnormal eye movement or impaired gait, posture, or balance. They also having trouble having conversations, all these symptoms get worse over the years. These symptoms can affect HD patients daily, as it can disturb their usual habit of talking with their friends and family, and it can also damage relationships or weaken them.
Some ways to help HD is to take an antipsychotic drug that might be beneficial in treating chorea, You could also get an antidepressant drug to help the HD patient, emotionally. Speech or physically therapy would also help the Huntington's disease patient. (Occupational therapists can help the HD person manage at home.)
Some interesting facts...
HD (Huntington's Disease) causes involuntary jerking movements called Chorea. Sometimes it can cause the patient to have slow, or abnormal eye movement or impaired gait, posture, or balance. They also having trouble having conversations, all these symptoms get worse over the years. These symptoms can affect HD patients daily, as it can disturb their usual habit of talking with their friends and family, and it can also damage relationships or weaken them.
Some ways to help HD is to take an antipsychotic drug that might be beneficial in treating chorea, You could also get an antidepressant drug to help the HD patient, emotionally. Speech or physically therapy would also help the Huntington's disease patient. (Occupational therapists can help the HD person manage at home.)
Some interesting facts...
- Huntington's was named after Dr. George Huntington, who first described it in the year of 1872.
- In the US, 1 in every 30,000 people have Huntington's disease.
- Huntington's disease usually occurs from the ages of 30 to 40 years.