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HUNTIMGTON DISEASE (HD) huntington-disease - Coggle Diagram
HUNTIMGTON DISEASE (HD) 
DEFINITION
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HD causes deterioration in a person's physical, emotional and mental abilities.
CAUSES
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If one of your parents has this genetic defect, you are 50% chances of inheriting it (Delgado A.2018)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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Other regions including the globus pallidus, thalumus, subthalmic nucleus, substantia nigra and cerebellum shows varying degrees of atropy depending on the pathologic grade
In neostriatum gross atropy of the caudate nucleus and patumen is accompanied by selectineuronal and astrongliosis (Revilla, Benbandis, 2019)
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NURSING CARE PLAN
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NURSING INTERVENTIONS
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The Nurse need to educate and support the patient and family as they adjust to the lifestyle changes that are required.
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MEDICAL TREATMENT
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THERAPY
PHYSICAL THERAPY: To improve co-ordination, balance and flexibility
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