Chorea disease (the second name is Huntington's disease) refers to severe diseases of the nervous system. Many factors can provoke the disease: poor blood circulation of the brain, taking potent drugs, complications after encephalitis and tonsillitis, stress, atherosclerosis. But not only external factors can cause this ailment - a genetic predisposition is also the cause of the disease. It should be noted that this disease affects equally both men and women.
Symptoms of the disease
It should be noted that chorea does not manifest itself immediately, but the symptoms are difficult to confuse with another disease of the nervous system. As a rule, at the first stage of the disease, a person has difficulty in moving, his muscles seem to not obey: it is difficult to stand, raise arms. The patient is in a depressed state, becomes tearful and irritable. Then there is an involuntary contraction of the facial muscles: a person grimaces, smackes his lips. In moments of excitement begins to slowly wave his arms. Memory is noticeably deteriorating. In the later stages, complete or partial dementia is observed, paranoid thoughts and obsessions begin to pursue a person . Suicidal tendency is observed.
Diagnosis and forms of the disease
Chorea disease has several forms: rheumatic, non-rheumatic and senile. Rheumatic chorea most often affects children aged three to six years, as well as pregnant women. The non-rheumatic form of chorea manifests itself in young people aged 25-30 years. Seniors are affected by older people after 60 years. Huntington's disease is diagnosed (photo presented in the article) using DNA analysis and positive emission tomography. The doctor may also prescribe a blood test to determine the number of white blood cells and detect streptococcal infection. A blood test will help you prescribe the right treatment.
Chorea Disease: Treatment
Unfortunately, scientists have not yet been able to find a cure that completely cures from this insidious ailment. The course of treatment is symptomatic and supportive. As a rule, sedative, antipsychotic drugs are prescribed. In severe forms of the disease, tranquilizers can be prescribed that relieve the depressive state and make the person more manageable. With rheumatic chorea, the patient is better to be registered in the dispensary.
Hereditary form of the disease
If one of the parents is ill with chorea, then the chance of inheriting this disease in a child is 50%. Therefore, those suffering from this disease are not recommended to plan the birth of children. Also, in women who have had this disease during pregnancy, the chance of having a healthy baby is drastically reduced, so they should not plan a second pregnancy. Hereditary diseases of the nervous system, which include chorea, are very difficult to treat, but with strict adherence to the doctor’s recommendations, you can extend the life of the patient for many years. Be always healthy!