Huntington chorea

Huntington Chorea



       Huntington chorea affects 1 in 10,000 people in Canada. It is a hereditary condition that usually occurs at middle age, the normal gene is responsible for an abnormality in the structure of a protein, HUNTINGTIN. this anomaly causes degeneration of the basal nuclei, then of the cerebral cortex. in the beginning, the disease is often characterized by disordered, JERKY, and almost continuous movements, the amplitude of which increases with time. contrary to appearances, the abnormal movement is involuntary. in its later phases, chorea ( from a Greek word meaning dance) Huntington cause damage mental pronounced. the disease is progressive and death occurs within 15 years after the onset of symptoms.


       the signs and symptoms of Huntington Chorea are the opposite of those of Parkinson disease ( over-stimulation) and are usually treated with blocking medications. effects of dopamine. we can see how neurotransmitters, which are the vocabulary of neurons, can interfere with nerve communication when they get out of control. fetal tissue implants appear promising for the treatment of this condition as well as for Parkinson disease. 

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