Huntington`s Chorea - a Case Report and review of literature

Abstract

A 45 years old gentleman presented to Medical Clinic of Naval Hospital (PNS Hafeez) Islamabad in January 2001 with choreform movements of the body and early dementia of six months duration. He had a strong family history of similar disease, which included his father and two brothers. On neurological examination he had choreoathetoid movements and features of early dementia. His chest was clinically clear and examination of heart and abdomen was normal. Eye examination did not reveal any evidence of Kayser-Fleischer rings (seen in Wilson`s disease). Laboratory investigations showed haemoglobin 13.8 Gm/dl, WBC 7.7 x10e9/L, serum urea 32 mg/dl, serum sodium 139 mmol/L serum potassium 3.8 mmol/L, ASO titre less than 200 IU/ml, serum bilirubin 6 umol/L, ALT 102 U/L, serum alkaline phosphatase 155 U/L, serum caeruloplasmin 42 mg/dl and serum copper 164 mmol/L (WNL). X-ray chest was normal and CT scan brain showed early generalized cerebral atrophy. He was managed with haloperidol (0.5mg) 12 hourly, Procyclidine (kemadrin, 5mg) 8 hourly and Propranolol (Inderal 10mg) 8 hourly. He was discharged from hospital with relative improvement after 2 weeks.

Harnessing solar power for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of coloured pollutants using novel Mg‐doped‐ZnFe2O4/S@g‐C3N4 heterojunction: A facile hydrothermal synthesis approach

“…Therefore, the topic of photocatalysis focuses on building effective photocatalysts with reduced band gaps to improve visible light harvesting, especially when using sunlight as the energy source [32,33].…”

“…To improve their photocatalytic, magnetic, and electric capabilities, various metals, including Al, Bi, Co, Mn, Ni, and V, can be doped [28–31]. Therefore, the topic of photocatalysis focuses on building effective photocatalysts with reduced band gaps to improve visible light harvesting, especially when using sunlight as the energy source [32, 33].…”