Neurological Dysfunction Detectable Before Huntington’s Diagnosis, Study Finds

Signs of neurological dysfunction can start long before a clinical diagnosis of Huntington’s disease, a study shows. Early cognitive rehabilitation programs might be useful in the pre-manifest stage of the disease. The study, “Task-switching abilities in pre-manifest Huntington’s disease subjects” was published in Parkinsonism and Related Disorders. Although family history and DNA…

Huntington’s Patients with Low Perceived Psychological Distress May Have Weaker Social Cognitive Skills

Patients with Huntington’s disease with low levels of perceived psychological distress may have weaker social cognitive skills, according to a new study. However, researchers think that this association (self-reporting of psychological distress and social cognitive test performance) may be due to apathy and/or impaired insight, which are common in this disease.