Cognitive disorders Flashcards by lauren alstot

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Huntingtons disease- Eti

A

Genetic, dominant > 40 copies = disease
Onset at 40=50
Caudate and putamen atrophy

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Huntingtons disease- Sx

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Chorea progress from small to large amplitude
Progresses to athetosis
Cognitive disfunction- procedural learning
Memory deficits
Overstimulation of movement
Behavior disorders- psychosis,

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Huntingtons disease- Tx

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Antipsychotics- block dopamine

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Huntingtons disease- Dx

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Clinical

- Genetic testing

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