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May 1997 from the original edition of The Physician's Guide to
The Management of HD. Disturbances in Homeostatic Functions The following disturbances do not have specific treatments, but are mentioned here because they can be a source of puzzlement to physicians. Throughout the illness, some patients perspire excessively and become hungrier and more thirsty. Some patients become intolerable to changes in ambient temperature, insisting that the temperature is either too high or too low. Disturbances of temperature and blood pressure can be particularly severe in later stages of the disease when patients may have episodes that resemble Neuroleptic Malignent Symdrome (NMS) in the absence of neuroleptic medication. Menstrual irregularities hav ealso been reported. The biological basis for osuch disturbances has not been established, although some have implicated the hypothalus which has been demonstrated to undergo neuronal loss in HD. ===================================================
Menstrual Cycle and Seizures?
Mother:
Denise also had seizures during her menstrual cycles but i always attributed it to her not feeling well. She also had them if she had a cold, the flu or just didnt feell good. I also noticed that if she was overtired she would have them.
Jean Maybe it's a thing with juvenile HD females? Any time Kelly was sick, over tired or on her menstrual cycle her chorea worsened, which made her excitability level rise, which if not contained (valium or calming) would lead to hyperventilation and seizures. At first the neuro (Dr. H) looked at me like I was from Mars when I wanted her hormone levels measured before and after her periods as I felt they were highly elevated during them. He, nor her primary care physician, would ever do the testing (a simple blood test).
A few years later when Kelly had an appointment with Dr.H and her feet were dangerous weapons, flying out constantly, he wanted it noted her chorea had worsened. As gentle as I could, with my teeth clenched, I reminded him that she ALWAYS got that way during her periods and I wanted her hormones checked. At that time he said someone was doing a study on that, to see whether females with HD had more difficulty during their periods. I never learned anything about this study or it's outcome.
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