Huntington's Disease Research Paper
Abstract
This paper sheds light on one of the most important diseases which is Huntington’s disease (HD). It’s widely spread around the world but it’s not commonly known among people. Since science developed and genetics became known, scientists discovered that HD is inherited from
one generation to another which have put the scientists with a big challenge to find cure for such
disease. In addition, this paper provides information about causes, symptoms, inheritance,
treatments & a test for Huntington’s disease. My aim from this research is to introduce such a
disease for people, to make it familiar to them & to prepare them to know how to deal with it
once they face it.
Huntington’s disease
• Introduction:- …show more content…
Area of the brain damaged by HD (shown in purple) Huntington's disease is a brain disorder, mainly affecting the brain and spinal cord that destroys cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, emotion, and thought process. This part of the brain is called the basal ganglia. Moreover, Huntington's disease is a hereditary disease, which means that it is inherited from one generation to another. In 1872, Dr. Georges Huntington became the first to publish a detailed description of the disease that has become linked with his name. In the past there were many names for Huntington’s disease. One of its earliest names was "Chorea" (uncontrollable movements).Other descriptive names were evolved: "Hereditary chorea" which emphasizes how the disease is passed from parent to child and "Chronic progressive chorea" which shows how the symptoms of the disease worsen over time. Today, physicians are using the simple term "Huntington's disease" (HD). In general, the duration of the illness ranges from 10 to 30 …show more content…
In Lebanon, there are people affected by Huntington’s disease but their number is much fewer than people who are affected by other common diseases. Once I faced an experience with a 45-year old man, his family said that he was having difficulty in doing things by himself like eating, walking normally etc.. and memory loss, and after I studied his case from all sides I discovered that he was suffering from Huntington’s disease but I couldn’t cure him since there is no cure for this disease, all I did was that I gave him some drugs to settle down the symptoms that he was suffering from and I told his family to take care of him and help him with his needs because he needed so. Unfortunately, after 5 years this person
This paper sheds light on one of the most important diseases which is Huntington’s disease (HD). It’s widely spread around the world but it’s not commonly known among people. Since science developed and genetics became known, scientists discovered that HD is inherited from
one generation to another which have put the scientists with a big challenge to find cure for such
disease. In addition, this paper provides information about causes, symptoms, inheritance,
treatments & a test for Huntington’s disease. My aim from this research is to introduce such a
disease for people, to make it familiar to them & to prepare them to know how to deal with it
once they face it.
Huntington’s disease
• Introduction:- …show more content…
Area of the brain damaged by HD (shown in purple) Huntington's disease is a brain disorder, mainly affecting the brain and spinal cord that destroys cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, emotion, and thought process. This part of the brain is called the basal ganglia. Moreover, Huntington's disease is a hereditary disease, which means that it is inherited from one generation to another. In 1872, Dr. Georges Huntington became the first to publish a detailed description of the disease that has become linked with his name. In the past there were many names for Huntington’s disease. One of its earliest names was "Chorea" (uncontrollable movements).Other descriptive names were evolved: "Hereditary chorea" which emphasizes how the disease is passed from parent to child and "Chronic progressive chorea" which shows how the symptoms of the disease worsen over time. Today, physicians are using the simple term "Huntington's disease" (HD). In general, the duration of the illness ranges from 10 to 30 …show more content…
In Lebanon, there are people affected by Huntington’s disease but their number is much fewer than people who are affected by other common diseases. Once I faced an experience with a 45-year old man, his family said that he was having difficulty in doing things by himself like eating, walking normally etc.. and memory loss, and after I studied his case from all sides I discovered that he was suffering from Huntington’s disease but I couldn’t cure him since there is no cure for this disease, all I did was that I gave him some drugs to settle down the symptoms that he was suffering from and I told his family to take care of him and help him with his needs because he needed so. Unfortunately, after 5 years this person