Huntington Disease

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Nursing Health Differences Across the Lifespan 3 (Neurologic Dysfunction) Mind Map on Huntington Disease, created by crf1980 on 08/11/2013.
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Huntington Disease
  1. chronic progressive hereditary disease, caused by premature cell death in basal ganglia, cortex, & cerebellum
    1. CM's - chorea (most common), intellectual decline, emotional disturbance
      1. Meds/Treatment
        1. Haldol/Navane - improve chorea
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