Neuro Note -- Seth Rotberg
I watched a TED Talk given by a man named Seth Rotberg who was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease during his sophomore year of college. His mother had been diagnosed with Huntington’s much earlier, and he watched her go through the struggle of the disease for seventeen years. Seth commented on some of the main symptoms of Huntington’s including poor balance, wobbly movements, tripping and falling often, and severe mood swings. Most of their neighbors thought she was drunk all the time. Towards the end of her life, Seth noted a severe cognitive decline that affected his mother’s short term memory, concentration, and decision-making skills. He describes Huntington’s by saying, “It’s like having ALS, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s all at once”. Seth decided to get involved in the fundraising and advocating for Huntington’s Disease, so he started a program called Hoops for Huntington’s. Eventually Seth started to think about his chances of having Huntington’s Disease and how a diagnosis