Accession Number ADA559419
Title Huntington's Disease.
Publication Date May 2012
Media Count 3p
Personal Author R. Craig-Gray
Abstract As the aviation population ages, it increasingly becomes affected by neurological diseases that may cause disability and reduce mobility and freedom, both mentally and physically. While some disorders progress slowly with relatively little effect, others may result in significant motor and neurological deficits that impair the ability to effectively perform aviation tasks. New advances in disease testing and diagnosis, such as genetic testing, now provide increased means for disease diagnosis but also possible therapeutic treatments. Indeed, according to some experts, genetic testing and therapy may be key to future disease detection, therapy, and even prevention. In this case report, a second-class airman with the gene that causes Huntington's disease will be discussed, as well as the aeromedical concerns associated with its long- term management.
Keywords Aeromedical concerns
Aeromedical evacuation
Aeronautics
Diagnosis(Medicine)
Diseases
Genes
Genetic testing
Genetics
Huntington s disease
Mental disorders
Motors
Nervous system diseases
Neurological disease
Neurology
Preventive medicine
Test and evaluation

 
Source Agency Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category 92B - Psychology
57T - Psychiatry
57E - Clinical Medicine
Corporate Author Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Preventive Medicine and Public Health Dept.
Document Type Journal article
Title Note Journal article.
NTIS Issue Number 1219
Contract Number N/A

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