Hattington's disease?!


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Hattington's disease?

which university(hospital,clinic) is the best to go for clinical trials for people with Hattington's disease,


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I believe you mean huntingtons, here is a small paragraph about bit then I will go into more.

What is Huntington's Disease?
Huntington's disease (HD) results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance. HD is a familial disease, passed from parent to child through a mutation in the normal gene. Each child of an HD parent has a 50-50 chance of inheriting the HD gene. If a child does not inherit the HD gene, he or she will not develop the disease and cannot pass it to subsequent generations. A person who inherits the HD gene will sooner or later develop the disease. Whether one child inherits the gene has no bearing on whether others will or will not inherit the gene. Some early symptoms of HD are mood swings, depression, irritability or trouble driving, learning new things, remembering a fact, or making a decision. As the disease progresses, concentration on intellectual tasks becomes increasingly difficult and the patient may have difficulty feeding himself or herself and swallowing. The rate of disease progression and the age of onset vary from person to person. A genetic test, coupled with a complete medical history and neurological and laboratory tests, helps physicians diagnose HD. Presymptomic testing is available for individuals who are at risk for carrying the HD gene. In 1 to 3 percent of individuals with HD, no family history of HD can be found.

The best hospitals, are usually the regional teaching hospitals in your area, Say UCLA in CA, Mayo Clinic, Harvard Hospital, all depends where you loive, but you really want to make sure it is a teaching hospital, affiliated with a top notch college, or known name in the medical field, Cleveland clinic. I live in Ca so when I got very ill with a major Lupus problem this year and other hospitals failed to help, I was sent to UCLA, They did. They have attendings, residents, and student dr's so you get more attention, more tests, and usually more explanation. Hope this helps. To bad not all are like the greys anatomy hospital on TV, but those may come close.




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