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Motor Neurone Disease Complications

Motor neurone disease is a progressive condition, with symptoms gradually worsening after onset and eventually causing severe disability.

21 Nov 2009

Motor Neurone Disease Prognosis

Motor neurone disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to decreased control of muscle movement and eventually paralysis. Symptoms can be mild at first and a tendency to drop things is often one of the first signs of the condition to develop.

21 Nov 2009

Motor Neurone Disease Treatment

There is currently no known cure for motor neurone disease and treatment is aimed at easing symptoms and helping patients to cope with problems such as difficulty speaking, swallowing or moving about.

21 Nov 2009

Motor Neurone Disease Diagnosis

Motor neurone disease is diagnosed based on a patient’s symptoms, any family history of the disease, a physical examination and a battery of tests to rule out other conditions.

21 Nov 2009

Motor Neurone Disease Symptoms

Motor neurone disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to loss of muscle control and eventually disability and paralysis.

21 Nov 2009

Motor Neurone Disease Causes

Motor neurone disease is a debilitating condition caused by degeneration of the nerve cells that control muscle movement.

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease Research Directions

Huntington’s disease is currently the subject of extensive research which is being carried out to understand the mechanism of the huntingtin (Htt) protein and how exactly its mutation causes brain damage.

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease History

Huntington’s disease has been acknowledged as a disorder for hundreds of years but the cause was only established recently. Over the years, Huntington’s disease has been named differently, according to what was understood of the condition. Terms have ranged from “chorea” which refers to the jerky, uncontrolled movements that occur, through to “chronic progressive chorea,” which reflected the observed progressive course of the disease.

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease Society and Culture

Huntington’s disease is an incurable genetic disorder that is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner. A diagnosis of Huntington’s disease can be very distressing for a patient and their family to receive. There is no cure for Huntington’s disease and eventually patients require full-time palliative care.

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease Prognosis

Huntington’s disease is caused by a mutation that occurs in the Huntingtin (HTT) gene, which is located on chromosome 4. The mutation exists as an expansion mutation of the trinucelotide cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG).

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease Diagnosis

A diagnosis of Huntington’s disease is suspected based on the appearance of specific symptoms. In most cases, these symptoms appear around middle age, when a person is between 35 and 45 years of age.

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease Genetics

All humans possess two alleles for the Huntingtin (HTT) gene. This gene provides instructions for making the protein huntingtin (Htt). Part of the HTT gene contains repeats of the trinucelotide cytosine-adenine-guanine (CAG).

21 Nov 2009

Huntington's Disease Symptoms

Huntington's disease is a genetic condition that affects certain nerve cells in the brain and causes brain damage. This can lead to disorders in movement, cognition and behavior. Although symptoms of the disease can develop at almost any age, they usually begin when a person is aged between 35 and 55 years old.

21 Nov 2009

What is Huntington's Disease?

Huntington’s disease is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that affects muscle coordination and cognitive function. Symptoms of the disease usually start to develop around middle age. Huntington’s disease used to be called Huntington’s chorea because it is the most commonly inherited condition to lead to the involuntary movements referred to as chorea.

21 Nov 2009

Batten Disease Symptoms

Batten disease is one of a group of diseases called neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses, or NCLs. The term Batten disease was previously used to refer to a juvenile form of NCL but it has become increasingly common to refer to all forms of NCL as Batten disease.

21 Nov 2009

Batten Disease Treatment

One of the common early symptoms of Batten disease is loss of vision and the disease may first be suspected during an ophthalmic examination.

21 Nov 2009

What is Batten Disease?

Batten disease is an inherited neurological disease that is often fatal. It usually develops during childhood, between the ages of 5 and 10 years. The earliest symptoms range from being fairly obvious, with a child experiencing seizures or vision problems, through to subtle signs such as mild personality changes or clumsiness.

21 Nov 2009

What is a Headache?

Headache is a common health complaint that affects millions of people in the UK. In the majority of cases, headache is not serious and can be easily treated with medication or lifestyle changes such as reducing stress or ensuring a good level of hydration.

21 Nov 2009

Epilepsy Seizure Types

Seizures may be of two main types, partial and generalized. There are four components of a seizure.

21 Nov 2009

Epilepsy Classification

Seizures are divided into two main types - generalised and partial. This is based on the International classification of epileptic seizures proposed by the Commission on Classification and Terminology of the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) and approved in September 1981. This is based on the clinical features of the epilepsy as well as the EEG features.

21 Nov 2009