U-Huntington Uhluke Kanjani Ku-Alzheimer's?
Isifo sikaHuntington (i-HD) yisifo esiqhubekayo se-neurodegenerative esadluliselwa kwizakhi zofuzo ezivela kubazali kuya ezinganeni. E-HD, amangqamuzana womqondo womuntu aqala ukuguga, okwenza izinkinga zomzimba, ingqondo nokukhathazeka ngokomzwelo. Izimpawu zakudala zihlanganisa ukuwohloka komqondo , ukunyakaza okungalawulwa okungaqondakali futhi ngokuvamile ukungabi nokuqonda kokuziphatha.
Izibalo zezifo zikaHuntington
Abantu abangaba ngu-250,000 e-United States banayo noma bazothuthukisa i-HD.
Izimpawu zivame ukuqala phakathi kweminyaka engama-30 no-50, nakuba izingane ze-HD zihlose izingane ezincane njenge-2. Kuye kwabonakala kubantu abaneminyaka engu-80, kodwa lokho akuvamile. Ngokuvamile, umuntu omncane lapho izimpawu ziqala, ngokushesha lesi sifo siyaqhubeka. Abesilisa nabesifazane banamathuba afanayo okuthuthukisa isimo.
Izimpawu zezifo zikaHuntington
- I-HD Yokuqala Yokuqala : Izimpawu zokuqala ze-HD zihlanganisa ubunzima bokufunda izinto ezintsha noma ukwenza izinqumo, izinkinga zokushayela, ukucasula, ukuguquka kwemizwelo, ukunyakaza okungazibandakanyi noma ukuxubha, ukusebenzisana nezinkinga zokukhumbula isikhashana .
- I-HD Stage Stage: Njengoba i-HD iqhubekela esiteji esiphakathi, umuntu unenkinga ngokugwinya, ukukhuluma, ukuhamba, inkumbulo nokugxila emisebenzini. Ukunyakaza kwama-writhing (okubizwa ngokuthi i- chorea ) we-HD kungase kuvezwe kakhulu futhi kuphazamise kakhulu ngokusebenza kwansuku zonke. Lo muntu angase ahlakulele nokuziphatha okunzima.
- I-Stage HD ehamba phambili : Izimpawu ze-HD eziseduze zihlanganisa ukungakwazi ukuhamba noma ukukhuluma, futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa okugcwele kumnakekeli. Abantu abanesimo se-HD sekwephuzile basengozini enkulu yokuchofoza.
Yini Ebangelwa Izifo ZaseHuntington?
Cishe zonke izimo ze-HD zifa, okusho ukuthi lesi sifo sizuzwa njengefa.
Uma ubaba noma umama wakho ene-HD, unethuba elingama-50% lokuba negciwane le-HD. Uma uzuze ifa le-HD, uzokuthuthukisa i-HD ngesinye isikhathi. Uma ungazange uzuze i-HD geni, ngeke uhlakulele i-HD futhi ngeke udlulisele igciwane kubantwana bakho.
Cishe 1% kuya ku-3% kulabo abane-HD abanawo umzali ono-HD. Uma kunjalo, lesi sifo asikwazi ukulandelwa komunye umuntu emndenini.
Ososayensi babone i-HD geni ngo-1993. Abanye abantu abasengozini ye-HD bathola igazi labo ukuhlolwa ukuze banqume ukuthi bayithwala yini isakhi, kuyilapho abanye beyeka ukuhlolwa kusukela kungekho ukwelashwa okuphefumulayo kwesifo ngalesi sikhathi.
Ukwelashwa kwezifo zikaHuntington
Akukho ukwelashwa kwesifo sikaHuntington, kodwa izimpawu zokunyakaza okungazibandakanyeki zingaphathwa nge-tetrabenazine, okuwukuphela kwezidakamizwa ezivunyiwe (ngo-2008) yi-US Food and Drug Administration ngenxa yalesi simo. Eminye imithi efana naleyo esetshenziswa ku-Alzheimer ingasetshenziswa ukuphatha izimpawu ze-HD zokuzicabangela, zokuziphatha nezomzwelo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izidakamizwa ezifana ne-haloperidol (Haldol) ne-olanzapine (iZyprexa) zivame ukusetshenziswa.
Ukusebenzisa- ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezisemthethweni ezifana nokwelapha ngokomzimba nokusebenza, futhi izindlela ezingahlelekile zokuhamba nokuhlala zisebenza-kuye kwafakazela ukuthi kuyasiza ekunciphiseni ukwehla kweHD.
Ukuvimbela izifo zikaHuntington
Kukhona manje indlela yokuvimbela i-HD. Noma kunjalo, ukugcina umzimba osebenzayo nengqondo enempilo mhlawumbe kusiza ukubambezela izimpawu noma kunciphise ukuqhubeka.
Ukuchazwa kwezifo zikaHuntington
Isibikezelo se-HD sisimpofu ngalesi sikhathi. Isikhathi sokuphila esilinganiselwe ngemuva kokuxilongwa sisukela eminyakeni eyi-10 ukuya kweyengu-20. Ukufa ngokuvamile kubangelwa ukucindezeleka kwe-HD, njengokukhipha noma ukuhluleka ukulwa nokutheleleka okunjenge-pneumonia. Kodwa-ke, njengoba igciwane elibhekene nokudlula i-HD liye labonakala, abacwaningi baqondisa lesi sifo ngokutadisha imiphumela ebuchosheni, ngenhloso yokuguqula umonakalo.
Kukhona nokuhlolwa okuqhubekayo kwemitholampilo ukuhlola imithi kanye nezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Izifo zikaHuntington Zihluke kanjani Eziguleni Zase- Alzheimer ?
Izimpawu ze- HD ne-Alzheimer ekuqaleni zifana nalokho, nakuba i-HD yobudala besikhathi sokuqala (iminyaka engama-30 kuya kwengu-50) incane kunesifo se-Alzheimer, lapho iningi lamacala likhula kulabo asebekhulile kunezingu-65. Zombili lezi zifo zibangela ukuguga komqondo futhi kuthinte inkumbulo , amakhono wokwenza izinqumo kanye nekhono lokufunda izinto ezintsha.
Njengentuthuko ye-HD, abantu babonisa ukunyakaza kwama-classic okwehla kwesifo; e-Alzheimer's, ikhono lomuntu lokuhamba liba nzima kakhulu kancane kancane, kepha ngokuvamile abavame ukunyakaza okuningi okungazibandakanyi. Ekupheleni kwe-HD, abantu bangakwazi ukuqonda lokho abanye abakushoyo kubo, futhi umndeni nabangani bangase bazijwayele. Ekupheleni kwesikhathi se-Alzheimer's , abantu abaningi abakwazi ukuqonda abanye futhi abonakala bengazi abanye abazungezile.
Ukwengeza, cishe wonke amacala we-HD azuzwa njengefa, kanti amacala amaningi e-Alzheimer awazukuzuzwa ngokuqondile.
Izwi kusuka
Kungokwemvelo ukuba ube nokukhathazeka okuningi uma wena noma othandekayo wakho uthola ukuthi unayo, noma ihlolwe kahle, isifo sikaHuntington, Ukwazi ukuthi kunemithombo eminingi futhi isekela iyatholakala kungasiza njengoba ufunda ukuthi ungalindela nokuthi ungabhekana kanjani. Ungase ufune ukuqala ngokuxhumana noHuntington's Disease Society of America, njengoba kungenye yezinhlangano eziningana ezingahlinzeka ngolwazi oluthe xaxa futhi kungase kube namaqembu okusekela wendawo.
Imithombo:
I-Alzheimer's Society. Izimbangela ezivusa amademoni.
I-Huntington's Disease Society of America. Izigaba zezifo zikaHuntington.
I-Huntington's Disease Society of America. Ngabe izifo zikaHuntington ziphi.
I-National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. I-National Institute of Health. I-NINDS I-Huntington's Health Page Page.