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Huntington's Disease with works cited
Date Submitted: 03/25/2002 14:34:00
Huntington's disease, often abbreviated as HD, is a brain disease that causes nerve cells in the brain to deteriorate. Dr. George Huntington originally discovered HD in 1872. HD was originally known as Huntington's chorea, coming from a Greek word meaning to dance, which describes some symptoms of HD.
There are three main symptom areas; those are movement, cognitive, and psychiatric. Movement symptoms include sudden muscle spasms, falling down, difficulty speaking, and in later stages difficulty swallowing,
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Huntington's Disease Information Page. July 2001. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 28 Feb. 2004. <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/huntington.htm>
*The Basics of Huntington's Disease: Part 1. July 2003. HOPES: Huntington's Outreach Project for Education, at Stanford. 28 Feb. 2004. <http://www.stanford.edu/group/hopes/basics/basichd/a1.html>
*What is Huntington's Disease? July 2002. Huntington Disease Advocacy Center. 28 Feb. 2004. <http://www.hdac.org/hdfaq/answer.php?p_faqNumber=3>
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