HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE (HD): A BRIEF REVIEW

Fayyaz Hussain Qureshi, Sajjad Hussain Qureshi, Tayyaba Zia, Fajr Khawaja

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Huntington's disease (HD) is an incurable lethal inherited neurological disorder of brain cells caused by increased CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. It is the disease of mind and body which causes uncontrolled movements, loss of intellectual faculties, and emotional disturbance leading to eventual death. HD is incurable, but treatment is available for the symptoms of this disease. Latest technologies and techniques are used to diagnose HD. Neuroimaging and genetic testing are two important diagnoses techniques are available to measure the progress of the disease at any later stage. Drastic research is underway to control the disease with neuro-transplantation and neuro-surgery as a potential treatment in future to cure HD. The advancements in science and technologies and research on HD have indicated bright chances of cure. In the future, this disease seems to become curable Huntington's disease.

 

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Huntington’s disease, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment

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