Huntington's and Parkinson's Disease Issues (Part 1)

About the Video:

People with neurological diseases, such as Parkinsons disease and Huntingtons disease, may also 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 as well as the treatment options 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 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtKSif_ApE

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

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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Science & Technology

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

[gadionson1]

this video gives hope to those who has the same disease as theirs.

[iwillexplode999]

magic dopamine balance? SMOKE WEED. make sure its proper medicinal strain but i have 20 years of muscle controll as evidence its GOOD MEDICINE.

[dideemaggi]

Dr Karen Anderson is the best, nice interview! I hope you always remember Joseph!

[EJ920]

@broadcastmyass4u I am not sure what you exactly mean

I dont know for Parkinsons but studying Huntingtons the emotional and cognitive is most likely from the Huntingtons disease not the person as there is significant atrophy in not just the striatum but all parts of the brain

[broadcastmyass4u]

Could thsee emotional and cognitive disorders be the cause of that persons parkinsons? In other words if they didn't think and act the way they do, they wouldn't get it? I've always noticed that they are always really critical, negative, neurotic, even hysterical people. I know from a doctors stand point you can't really make personal suggestions like that but i think it may hold solid ground. Anyone else see this?

[florisleenen]

HD and when I tested (cause my father had it) and I tested positive I felt sad but thought that it would take another 10-15 years for me to kick in. Unfortunately it happened much sooner . But am glad I tested. It is better to know. You can get medicines for symptoms although there is no cure of course. Good luck with your testing

[RealizeXRealXLove]

Can i ask what kind of disease do you have?

Because i;m testing my self for HDisease..

And How did you feld when they told you that you had The Disease?

Greetz.

[florisleenen]

Thank you for this very clear interview on HD. It explains it so well and is hopefull for the future at the same time. I will use this video when someone asks me about my illness.