Huntington's and Parkinson's Disease Issues (Part 2)

About the Video:

People with neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington disease, often experience cognitive and emotional symptoms, including anxiety, depression and memory deficits. Those symptoms can be as challenging for patients and their families as the physical symptoms.

In this interview with Ellen Beth Levitt, Dr. Karen Anderson, a neuropsychiatrist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, describes the psychological aspects of these conditions and the treatment options that are available to patients. Dr. Anderson also provides information about Huntingtons disease—its cause, treatments and genetic testing for the disease.

About the Expert:

Dr. Karen Anderson is a neuropsychiatrist at the University of Maryland Medical Center who cares for patients at the University of Maryland Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorders Center. Dr. Anderson is also an assistant professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Related Links:

Huntington's and Parkinson's Disease Issues (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVYa608wC0g

Dr. Karen Anderson
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/karen_e_anderson.html

University of Maryland Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
http://www.umm.edu/parkinsons/

Facts About Parkinson's Disease
http://www.umm.edu/parkinsons/facts.htm

UM Program for Alzheimer's Disease and Neurodegenerative Disorders
http://www.umm.edu/neurosciences/alzheimer.htm

About the Nervous System
http://www.umm.edu/neurosciences/guide.htm

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• neurological disease
• parkinsons
• parkinson's disease
• huntington
• huntington disease
• cognitive
• emotion
• anxiety
• depression
• memory
• diagnosis
• causes
• treatment
• genetic testing
• movement disorders
• neurology
• neuroscience
• anderson
• karen anderson
• ummc

[Joe22c]

This is a great resource; I've got my brain and behaviour exam coming up in about 10 hours; pulling an allnighter to cram and watch a few youtube videos to hopefully consolidate everything I've learned.

This makes for a great review! Thanks for posting!