Huntington disease Background‚ Etiology‚ & Epidemiology In the late 19th century‚ a physician by the name of George Huntington published the first paper detailing the clinical presentation of a neurological disorder that would come to bear his name. Although Huntington was the first to suggest genetic transmission of Huntington disease (HD)‚ it wasn’t until 1993 that the specific mutation responsible for this disease was discovered.1 Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by
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nHuntington disease WHAT IS HUNTINGTON DISEASE? Huntington disease is an inheritable dominant progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrolled movements‚ emotional problems and loss of thinking ability. It affects the part of the brain that controls thinking‚ emotion and movement. The most common form of this disorder usually appears in a person’s 40’s and 50’s. Huntington disease affects an estimated 3 to 7 per 100‚000 people. It affects both men and women equally. The disorder appears to
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Huntington disease Email this page to a friendShare on facebookShare on twitterBookmark & SharePrinter-friendly version Huntington disease is a disorder in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away‚ or degenerate. The disease is passed down through families. Causes Huntington disease is caused by a genetic defect on chromosome 4. The defect causes a part of DNA‚ called a CAG repeat‚ to occur many more times than it is supposed to. Normally‚ this section of DNA is repeated 10
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In one to three percent of Huntingtons Disease patients‚ have no family history of HD (HuntingtonsDisease1). Huntington’s disease is a very inconvenient and frustrating disease‚ scientists are trying to create treatments and a cure for Huntington’s disease. The one problem with finding a cure is the lack of funding‚ with your help though‚ there is hope. HD dose not have a cure‚ but knowing what it is‚ the history‚ current treatment‚ may help scientists find a cure and provide more funding for research
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Huntington’s disease affects the body’s ability to think‚ talk and move. On average‚ the disease develops from 30-50 years old‚ however‚ can develop earlier or later. Specific affects‚ or symptoms‚ of Huntington’s Disease include: Poor memory‚ depression and/or mood swings‚ lack of coordination‚ twitching or other uncontrolled movements‚ and difficult walking‚ speaking and/or swallowing. As the disease progresses‚ eventually the person affected will need assistance performing simple tasks‚ such as
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Fukuyama‚ Huntington‚ Barber‚ Katzenstein‚ and Keohane all have diverse observations on the contemporary world situation. By comparing cultures‚ government systems and the general lifestyle of different groups‚ each of the essays attempts at summarizing the present-day day global climate. Although there is no one view that can completely capture the contemporary world state‚ Barber’s Jihad vs. McWorld paints the most precise picture of the contemporary world. Fukuyama makes an admirable attempt
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Francis Fukuyama and Samuel Huntington are two of the most controversial and influential modern political theorists of our times. Fukuyama’s book‚ The End of History and the Last Man‚ and Huntington’s book‚ The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order‚ pose two very conflicting theories on international relations. In this paper I will summarize and compare/contrast the two theories. Both theories‚ written since the fall of communism and updated since the first gulf war‚ have been
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Huntington- The Clash of Civilizations? * Neg: predict conflict Predicts major clashes (wars) of civilizations * What is to come might be worse then what is already. Major clash of civilizations. The Clash of Civilizations? I. Huntington’s View of our Post-Cold War World * Predicts that the post-war era will be fundamentally different and threatening. (In-between realism and identity) * Upcoming clash of civilizations * Civilization as defined by Huntington:
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Samuel Huntington proposed a theory in his article “The Clash of Civilizations” that cultural and religious identities will be the main cause of conflict in the post Cold War world. According to Huntington‚ the world can be divided into roughly seven to eight “civilizations” which include the West‚ Latin‚ Orthodox‚ Islamic‚ Confucian‚ Hindu‚ and Japanese. (pp. 2) Huntington states six reasons for the clash of civilizations; 1) Differences among civilizations have generated the most prolonged and
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Argumentative Paper English 102 Argumentative Paper Randy J. Phelps Mountain State University | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Greatest Decision of All- “Moral vs. Dictated Decision”
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