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GENETIC TESTING INFO
EARLY HD
MEDICATIONS~DRUGS
Movement Disorder Medicines
Anxiety-Antidepressant Medications
Antidepressant Adverse Effects
Warnings~Adolescents Under 25
Sertraline ~Zoloft
SSRI's
Anti-psychotic Medications
Prozac, Luvox, Paxil, Zoloft & Celexa
Olanzipine & Risperidone and blood tests
Creatine
Drugs~General
Cutting Prescriptions
Sites That Help the Medicine Go Down
Vitamins & Minerals
SYMPTOMS
Why Certain Symptoms Occur In HD
Tests Commonly Used -Neuropsychological Examination
Symptom vs Medication
HD-Disability
HD~Communications
Speech & Swallowing Difficulties~Lynn Rhodes
Swallowing Problem Warning Signs
Swallowing Tests
Nutrition and HD~Anna Gaba (Recipes)
HD & Diet~HSA Fact Sheet 7
HD~Swallowing & Nutrition
Weight Gain
Taste
5 Levels Difficulty In Swallowing
Feeding Tube~Advanced Stages of HD
Feeding Tube~Jean Miller
One more word on feeding tubes
PEG Tubes and baby foods
Feeding Tubes-More Info
Dehydration
HD~Chorea
HD~Falling/Safety Issues
HD~Cognitive/Decision Making/Impulsivity
Cognitive-Short Tips
HD-Apathy
HD~Perceptual/Unawareness/Attention
Denial of HD
HD~Irritability/Temper Outbursts
Managing behavioral problems
HD~Depression
Depression - Treatment Resistant Patient
HD~Anxiety/Apathy/Irritability
HD~Mania, Obsessive Disorders
HD~Hallucinations & Psychosis
HD~Rigidity, Spasticity, and Dystonia
HD~Seizure/Convulsion/Epilepsy/Tics
Nails
MISCELLANEOUS
Adaptive Products
HD~Suicide
Teen Suicide~Let's Talk Facts
HD~Incontinence
Stress Explained-Easy/Fun Format
How To Help Someone Chronically Ill
Legal Planning for Incapacity
Out-of-Home Care Options FAQ
Preparing for Emergencies
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Genetics-Basics
Genetics~Mereck Manual
FAQ Genetic Testing-General
The waiting game: Limbo and terminal illness
Food For Thought
HD Patients Have Complex Reactions to Good  
   News
Personal Thoughts - Julian Bennett
Family Secrets: A personal perspective
Family history and DNA analysis in HD
Prenatal & Preimplanation Testing in HD
Prenatal Predictive testing for HD~Article
Paradox of a better test for HD
The Tiresias Complex: HD as a paradigm of
   testing for late-onset  disorders-N. Wexler
Genetic "Russian Roulette" N. Wexler
Genetic Testing Must Be In Best Interest of
   Children
CAG repeats and Genetic Testing in Children
Testing A Child When Parent Hasn't Been Tested
Maternal vs Paternal in sporadic HD
Genetic Information and the Family
HD without family history
Genetic Testing & Age/Probability Chart
Genetic Information and the Workplace
Insurances On Genetic Testing 

 
Clinical Findings
Subtle changes among presymptomatic HD
Clinical markers of early disease HD
Retest effects and cognitive decline in early HD.
Cognitive Testing Detects Early Huntington's Disease
Chorea-Adults

 
MEDICATIONS~DRUGS 
Movement Disorder Medicines
Anxiety-Antidepressant Medications
Antidepressant Adverse Effects
Warnings~Adolescents Under 25
Sertraline ~Zoloft
SSRI's
Haldol/Haloperidol - Clinical Medication Sheet
Haldol~Clinician Description
Haldol & HD
Haldol-Patient Experiences
Haldol~ Patient Handout
Anti-psychotic Medications
Prozac, Luvox, Paxil, Zoloft & Celexa
Creatine
Drugs~General
FDA's Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs)
Cutting Prescriptions
Sites That Help the Medicine Go Down
Vitamins & Minerals
SYMPTOMS
HD~Principles of Treatment
        Why Certain Symptoms Occur In HD
Symptom vs Medication
HD-Disability
HD~Communications 
   Speech & Swallowing Difficulties~Lynn Rhodes 
   Swallowing Problem Warning Signs 
    Swallowing Tests
    Nutrition and HD~Anna Gaba (Recipes) 
    HD & Diet~HSA Fact Sheet 7 
    HD~Swallowing & Nutrition
          Weight Gain
          Taste 
    5 Levels Difficulty In Swallowing 
Feeding Tube~Advanced Stages of HD 
    Feeding Tube~Jean Miller 
    One more word on feeding tubes 
    PEG Tubes and baby foods 
    Feeding Tubes-More Info 
Dehydration
HD~Chorea
HD~Falling/Safety Issues                 
HD~Cognitive/Decision Making/Impulsivity
        Cognitive-Short Tips
HD-Apathy
HD~Perceptual/Unawareness/Attention
        Denial of HD
HD~Irritability/Temper Outbursts
        Managing behavioral problems
HD~Depression
        Depression - Treatment Resistant Patient
HD~Anxiety/Apathy/Irritability
HD~Mania, Obsessive Disorders
HD~Hallucinations & Psychosis
HD-Sexuality
HD~Rigidity, Spasticity, and Dystonia
HD~Insomia & Nightmares
HD~Seizure/Convulsion/Epilepsy/Tics
Skin Sensations
Nails 
   
 
Adaptive Products
HD~Suicide
    Teen Suicide~Let's Talk Facts
HD~Incontinence
Legal Planning for Incapacity
Out-of-Home Care Options FAQ
Preparing for Emergencies
HD-End of Life Issues
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