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Huntington's Disease: Symptoms and Treatment

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Huntington's Disease is an inherited disease that causes the breakdown or death of nerve cells in the brain. It might come as a shock to people to be diagnosed with this disease because it's symptoms are not well known. Any mental disease or disorder requires lots of patience and understanding from the patient as well as the family and friends. Getting treatment from the  best hospital in Nagpur  is also essential so that the disease does not manifest into something more. Symptoms Huntington's Disease can be categorized as a hereditary disease which cannot be "caught" from another person. It can only be passed down in the family line. Symptoms of the disease can appear from childhood to later stages. It gradually kills the nerve cells of the brain, affecting the body, mind, and emotions. Early-stage symptoms are as follows: -Changes in coordination affecting balance of the body, making a person clumsy -Fidgeting movements that cannot be controlle...

What is Alzheimer's? What are its symptoms & where to seek treatment?

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Alzheimer`s disease, named after the doctor who first described it (Alois Alzheimer) is a physical disease that affects the brain. During the course of the disease, proteins build up in the brain to form structures called “plaques” and “tangles”. This leads to the loss of connections between nerve cells and eventually to the death of nerve cells and loss of brain tissues. People with Alzheimer `s also have a shortage of some important chemicals in their brain. Then these chemical messengers help to transmit the signals around the brain. When there is a shortage of them, the signals are not transmitted as effectively. Neurological diseases are among the most frightening diseases that humans face. Alzheimer`s is a progressive disease that means gradually over time, more parts of the brain are damaged. As this happens, more symptoms develop. They also become severe. Therefore it is important to seek medical attention as early as possible if early signs are seen. Some of the symptoms...