Huntington's Disease

Huntington's Disease

 (also called Korea1 of Huntington and formerly known as St. Vitus dance St. Vitus
The condition of the disease may follow very different paths, even siblings and close relatives. This is because, along with the specific mutation of the gene for huntingtin, 2 hereditary even more factors.
The disease causes cognitive impairment, psychiatric and motor, very slow progression over a period of 15-20 years. The external feature more associated with the disease is the exaggerated movement of limbs (choreic movements) and the sudden appearance of faces. Furthermore, it becomes increasingly difficult to speak and swallow. In the final stages of the disease, the duration of the movement is lengthened, keeping members complicated and painful positions during a time that can extend to hours.
However, severe mental disorders which normally precede the muscle, the characteristic features of the disease. This can trigger depressive episodes repeated with negative impact on the environment relatives. The decrease cognition and memory, and attention span worse. The disease ends up being cause of dementia in patients. Also, note that the suffering brought by the disease and its sequelae may result suicidal wishes.