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Educare

Educare

ENERO 2008 N° 1 Volumen 6

Huntington?s disease

Section: TEACHING TO LEARN

Authors

María Concepción Moreno Calvete

Position

Enfermera del Hospital Psiquiátrico de Zaldibar.

Contact address

C/ Arlozabal 6-1 dcha. 48220 Abadiño, Bizkaia.

Abstract

This paper aims to describe Huntington’s Korea disease, an autosomal and dominant hereditary neurodegenerative disease.
Its sufferers require a lot of care, due to the physical and psychological alterations present in the disease, which grown into total dependence on the carer at the last stage of their illness.

Keywords:

Huntington's koreacognitive deterioration

Versión en Español

Título:

Enfermedad de Huntington