Caring for a family member with Huntington's disease (HD) can be seriously burdensome.
Cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms that are part of HD can impact the quality of life of …

Since predictive testing has been available for Huntington disease (HD) and similar adult‐
onset neurodegenerative disorders, research into the psychosocial impact of test results has …

Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
motor problems, cognitive impairment, and mood disturbances. Given the emotional …

Background The European Huntington Association (EHA) promoted the first event in Spain
dedicated to premanifest and potential carriers of Huntington's Disease (HD). 52 individuals …

Background In the last years of life patients with Huntington's Disease (HD patients) usually
live in a nursing home, where the Primary Caregiver or Nurse (EVV) is responsible for …

Objective: Discrepancies exist in reports of social cognition deficits in individuals with
premanifest Huntington's disease (HD); however, the reason for this variability has not been …

BACKGROUND Psychometric testing of participants in predictive DNA testing for
Huntington's disease (HD) has shown that 15% of the subjects at risk for HD had at least …

Background: Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease that presents
families with significant numbers of stressful events. However, relatively little empirical …

People who have tested positive for the expanded Huntington disease (HD) gene who are
not yet diagnosed (pre-HD) and their companions report subtle changes in ability of people …

Background: Huntington's disease is a progressive, incurable neurodegenerative disorder
and it is not possible to delay onset or progression of the disease. Consequently, the …