MRI of HD Brain (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

MRI of HD Brain

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Shown are MRI scans of a Huntington’s disease (HD) sufferer’s brain (left) and a normal brain (right). In the HD brain, many brain cells have died and fluid (black areas) has filled in those areas. In the normal brain, those same areas are occupied by brain cells.

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UC San Diego School of Medicine

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