My family & Huntington
On October 14th 2007 my wife Brigitte Beckx (civil Engineer 'Chemische Ingenieurstechnieken 1985') was diagnosed with Huntington's disease, a rare genetic defect (Less than 1 per 100000 inhabitants).
Huntington's disease (HD) Huntington's disease is a neurological disorder, a disease of the brain. Cells in the central part of the brain known as the basal ganglia die. Since so much of the brain's activity passes through this area, the death of these cells affects virtually everything about a person - including movements, moods, and thinking processes. But because the damage caused by HD is only inside the brain, the person with HD may look relatively able-bodied until the later stages of the disease. Caregivers often mistakenly assume that changes in the person are due to lack of motivation, laziness or worse, and not to the disease itself.
Some HD related links:
- Home Marjorie
- Afdeling AOP St. kamillus
- Huntingtonliga België
- Tetrabenazine
- Reprogramming Monkey cells.
- Voorlopig bewind - Wees gewaarschuwd.