Otros
Demencia debido a la enfermedad de Huntington en el adultez.
Fecha
2019Registro en:
ECUACS-2019-PSC-DE00015
Autor
Bohorquez Vera, Laura Victoria
Institución
Resumen
dementia caused by Huntington's disease is a problem that is present in some countries of the world, unlike other medical diseases caused by dementia, this disease has no prevalence worldwide, the pathological indicators that direct to diagnose this type of disorder in patients, they are mentioned with the presence of significant short and long-term memory impairment, difficulty in language comprehension, moderate psychomotor retardation and involuntary psychomotor movements such as dancing in the trunk and upper limbs, choreiform movements movements repetitive involuntary and bradykinesia slow movements. Korea is an involuntary movement disorder, hyperkinetic type, characterized by spontaneous movements, without purpose, excessive, abrupt, arrhythmic, unsupported, irregular in time, distributed randomly, with changes in speed and direction, which migrate from one part from body to body, giving the appearance of dance. The present trial aims to identify the pathological indicators of dementia due to Huntington's disease through the exposure of a clinical case, through the literature review, to optimize knowledge in caregivers and affected people in order to improve their care accordinglyThe specific objectives are related to the description of the theoretical aspects of dementia due to Huntington's disease and to identify the pathological indicators of dementia due to Huntington's disease through case exposure